Central Primary School, Inverness

Central 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.

Central Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 160 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.

49% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 55% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 34% speak English as an additional language.

30% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 93% in 2024/25, and 25.4% 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 57% full.

In its own words: "I welcome your family to our school community and look forward to working with you during the forthcoming years. During your child’s time in the school we will do our best to provide your child with a happy and rewarding primary education. The Central School community, has always been an important part of the Highland Capital, Inverness."

The nearest other state primary schools to Central Primary School are St Joseph's RC Primary (0.1 miles), Bishop Eden's Primary School (0.2 miles), Crown Primary School (0.5 miles) and Dalneigh Primary School (0.6 miles).

The nearest railway station is Inverness Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Planefield Road (opposite), 100 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to Central Primary School are Inverness High School (0.2 miles), Millburn Academy (0.9 miles) and Charleston Academy (1 mile).