Ben Wyvis Primary School, Conon Bridge
Ben Wyvis Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Conon Bridge.
- Attendance
- 91.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ben Wyvis Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ben Wyvis Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Ben Wyvis Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 283 pupils, an average class size of 25.7 and 20.8 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 27.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 83% full.
Ben Wyvis Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ben Wyvis Primary School are Mulbuie Primary School (2 miles), Ferintosh Primary School (2.3 miles), Dingwall Primary School (2.8 miles) and Tarradale Primary School (3.4 miles).
Mulbuie Primary SchoolFerintosh Primary SchoolDingwall Primary SchoolTarradale Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Conon Bridge Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 50 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Ben Wyvis Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Ben Wyvis Primary School
What is the catchment area for Ben Wyvis Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ben Wyvis Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Highland. Highland publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Ben Wyvis Primary School?
If you live in Ben Wyvis Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Highland will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Highland - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Ben Wyvis Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ben Wyvis Primary School?
Ben Wyvis Primary School is at Leanaig Road, Conon Bridge, Conon Bridge, IV7 8BE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)