Carrbridge Primary, Carrbridge
Carrbridge Primary is a primary school for pupils in Carrbridge.
- Attendance
- 95.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carrbridge Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Carrbridge Primary 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.
Carrbridge Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 78 pupils, an average class size of 19.5 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.2% in 2024/25, and 12.7% 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 78% full.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carrbridge Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Artists Studio (outside), 20 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carrbridge Primary in June 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
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 Carrbridge Primary
When was Carrbridge Primary last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carrbridge Primary in June 2026.
What is the catchment area for Carrbridge Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Carrbridge Primary 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 Carrbridge Primary?
If you live in Carrbridge Primary'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 Carrbridge Primary?
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 Carrbridge Primary?
Carrbridge Primary is at Main Road, Carrbridge, Carrbridge, PH23 3AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)