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Cromarty Primary School, Cromarty

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Cromarty Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cromarty.

Attendance
94.4%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Cromarty Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Cromarty 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.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 51 pupils, an average class size of 17 and 17.6 pupils per teacher.

24% 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 94.4% in 2024/25, and 9.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 68% full.

Cromarty Primary School in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and tennis.

Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cromarty Primary School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Links (at), 70 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Highland
Phone:01381 600465
Address:Braehead, Cromarty, Cromarty, IV11 8XR
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cromarty Primary School in December 2021.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:5114128

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Ferry Terminals

Cromarty Ferry Terminal
282m · 5 min walk

Bus Stops

The Links (at)
74m · 1 min walk
Victoria Hall (o/s)
189m · 3 min walk
Townlands Park (at)
357m · 6 min walk

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 Cromarty Primary School

When was Cromarty Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cromarty Primary School in December 2021.

What is the catchment area for Cromarty Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cromarty 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 Cromarty Primary School?

If you live in Cromarty 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 Cromarty 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 Cromarty Primary School?

Cromarty Primary School is at Braehead, Cromarty, Cromarty, IV11 8XR.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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