Cradlehall Primary School, Inverness
Cradlehall Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Inverness.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cradlehall Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cradlehall 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.
Cradlehall Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 231 pupils, an average class size of 25.7 and 19.7 pupils per teacher.
17% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 19.5% 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 poor (C); the school was 68% full.
Cradlehall Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "A very welcome to Cradlehall Primary School. The school day is organised as follows:- School starts 9:00 am (playground open to pupils from 8.30am) Morning Interval 10.45-11.00 am Lunch Break 12.15 - 1.15 pm (for P1-P3) 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (for P4-P7) School finishes 2.45 pm (for P1-P3)"
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, cross-country and chess.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cradlehall Primary School are Smithton Primary School (0.8 miles), Inshes Primary School (1.2 miles), Drakies Primary School (1.4 miles) and Raigmore Primary School (1.4 miles).
Smithton Primary SchoolInshes Primary SchoolDrakies Primary SchoolRaigmore Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Inverness Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cradlehall Primary (at), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cradlehall Primary School are Millburn Academy (1.9 miles) and Culloden Academy (1.9 miles).
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 Cradlehall Primary School in November 2022.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionsatisfactory
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Cradlehall Primary School
Cradlehall Newsletter 02.10.26
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter 3 - 18 September 2026
18 Sep 2026
2026-2027 Welcome Back Newsletter
21 Aug 2026
Talent Show 02.06.26
2 Jul 2026
Newsletter 19 - 19 June 2026
19 Jun 2026
Cradlehall Community Fete
17 Jun 2026
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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 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 Cradlehall Primary School
When was Cradlehall Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cradlehall Primary School in November 2022. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Cradlehall Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cradlehall 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 Cradlehall Primary School?
If you live in Cradlehall 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 Cradlehall Primary 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cradlehall Primary School?
Cradlehall Primary School is at Westhill, Inverness, Inverness, IV2 5DB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)