Campbeltown Grammar School, ARGYLL
Campbeltown Grammar School is a secondary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 84.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Campbeltown Grammar School in detail
School in Scotland
Campbeltown Grammar 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 390 pupils and 11.8 pupils per teacher.
13% of pupils are registered for free school meals and 45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
16% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 84.9% in 2024/25, and 45.9% 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 78% full.
93% of pupils who left in 2021/22 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Campbeltown Grammar School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grammar School (at), 180 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Campbeltown Grammar School are Castlehill Primary School (0.3 miles) and Dalintober Primary School (0.9 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Argyll & Bute publishes both.
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 Campbeltown Grammar 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Campbeltown Grammar School
Questions parents ask about Campbeltown Grammar School
What is the catchment area for Campbeltown Grammar School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Campbeltown Grammar 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Campbeltown Grammar School?
If you live in Campbeltown Grammar School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Campbeltown Grammar 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Campbeltown Grammar School?
Campbeltown Grammar School is at Hutcheon Road, Campbeltown, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA28 6JS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)