Castlehill Primary School, ARGYLL
Castlehill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Castlehill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Castlehill 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.
Castlehill Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 186 pupils, an average class size of 23.2 and 14.6 pupils per teacher.
30% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 33% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
10% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 15.5% 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 41% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Castlehill Primary School are Dalintober Primary School (0.7 miles) and Drumlemble Primary School (2.4 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Castlehill Primary School.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Castlehill Primary (opposite), 40 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 Castlehill Primary School in June 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Castlehill Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Castlehill Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Meadows Under Fives Group - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 27 July 2023: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Campbeltown Aqualibrium Early Learning and Childcare - Nursery, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate, 17 March 2022: Good in 4 key questions
- Dalintober ELCC - Nursery, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 15 May 2025: Good in 2 key questions, Adequate in 2 key questions
Getting There
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 0 serious and 2 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Castlehill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Castlehill Primary School
When was Castlehill Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Castlehill Primary School in June 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good.
How many road collisions happen near Castlehill Primary School?
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, 0 serious and 2 slight. The typical figure for schools in Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Castlehill Primary School?
Castlehill Primary School is at Ralston Road, Campbeltown, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA28 6LE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)