Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis, Inverness Ness-side
Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis is a primary school for pupils in Inverness Ness-side.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis in detail
School in Scotland
Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis 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 Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 230 pupils, an average class size of 25.6 and 18.7 pupils per teacher.
20% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 13% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 8.4% 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 82% full.
Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis in its own words
In its own words: "Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, part of the Council’s PPP schools building programme, was completed in May 2007 and opened for pupils in August 2007. An additional two classrooms were completed in August 2010 ."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis are Lochardil Primary School (0.5 miles), Cauldeen Primary School (0.6 miles), Holm Primary School (0.8 miles) and Hilton Primary School (1.1 miles).
Lochardil Primary SchoolCauldeen Primary SchoolHolm Primary SchoolHilton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Inverness Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis (outside), 50 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis are Inverness Royal Academy (0.3 miles) and Inverness High School (1.9 miles).
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 Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis or Inverness Gaelic Primary School is a primary school in Inverness, Scotland, which teaches through the medium of Scottish Gaelic, commonly known as Gaelic medium education. It opened in August 2007, as the first purpose-built Gaelic-medium school in Scotland.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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 Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis
What is the catchment area for Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis 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 Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis?
If you live in Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis'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 Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis?
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 Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis?
Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis is at Inverness, Inverness Ness-side, IV2 6BA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)