Coulhill Primary School, Ross-shire
Coulhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ross-shire.
- Attendance
- 87.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Coulhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Coulhill 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.
Coulhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 158 pupils, an average class size of 19.8 and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
69% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 87.7% in 2024/25, and 40.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Coulhill Primary School are Bridgend Primary School (0.3 miles), Obsdale Primary School (1.2 miles), Ardross Primary School (2.6 miles) and Resolis Primary School (2.7 miles).
Bridgend Primary SchoolObsdale Primary SchoolArdross Primary SchoolResolis Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alness Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hill Street (opposite), 60 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 Coulhill Primary School in March 2023.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Coulhill Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Coulhill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Coulhill Primary School
When was Coulhill Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Coulhill Primary School in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Coulhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Coulhill Primary 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 Highland. Highland publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Coulhill Primary School?
If you live in Coulhill Primary School'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 Coulhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Coulhill Primary School?
Coulhill Primary School is at Alness, Ross-shire, Ross-shire, IV17 0RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)