Bridgend Primary School, Alness
Bridgend Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Alness.
- Attendance
- 91.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bridgend Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bridgend 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.
Bridgend Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 275 pupils, an average class size of 25 and 18.6 pupils per teacher.
37% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.6% in 2024/25, and 24.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 87% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bridgend Primary School are Coulhill Primary School (0.3 miles), Obsdale Primary School (0.9 miles), Resolis Primary School (2.6 miles) and Ardross Primary School (2.6 miles).
Coulhill Primary SchoolObsdale Primary SchoolResolis Primary SchoolArdross Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alness Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Library (outside), 260 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 Bridgend Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Bridgend Primary School
Busy at Bridgend
28 Aug 2026
Welcome Back
18 Aug 2026
Summer Holidays
2 Jul 2026
Colour Run 2026
30 Jun 2026
Final Assembly
30 Jun 2026
Staff vs P7 Football
30 Jun 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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 Bridgend Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bridgend Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bridgend 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 Bridgend Primary School?
If you live in Bridgend 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 Bridgend Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bridgend Primary School?
Bridgend Primary School is at Ardross Road, Alness, Alness, IV17 0QA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)