Bower Primary School, CAITHNESS
Bower Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caithness.
- Attendance
- 95.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bower Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bower 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 23 pupils, an average class size of 11.5 and 9.2 pupils per teacher.
Attendance was 95.9% in 2024/25, and 0% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 46% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bower Primary School are Castletown Primary School (4.2 miles) and Watten Primary School (4.4 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bower Primary School.
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 Bower Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Bower Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bower Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bower 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 Bower Primary School?
If you live in Bower 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 Bower 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 Bower Primary School?
Bower Primary School is at Bowermadden, By Wick, CAITHNESS, CAITHNESS, KW1 4TT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)