Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar, FORT WILLIAM
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is a primary school for pupils in Fort William.
- Attendance
- 93.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar in detail
School in Scotland
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar 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.
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 156 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 20 pupils per teacher.
5% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.7% in 2024/25, and 13.8% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar are Banavie Primary School (0.5 miles), Caol Primary School (0.5 miles), St Columba's RC Primary School (0.5 miles) and Inverlochy Primary School (1.3 miles).
Banavie Primary SchoolCaol Primary SchoolSt Columba's RC Primary SchoolInverlochy Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Banavie Rail Station, about 140 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bun Sgoil Loch Abar (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 Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is a Gaelic-medium primary school at Caol near Fort William in Scotland.
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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)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar
What is the catchment area for Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar 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 Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar?
If you live in Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar'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 Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar?
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar is at Ardgour Road, Caol, FORT WILLIAM, FORT WILLIAM, PH33 7JE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)