Dalmally Primary School, ARGYLL
Dalmally Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 86.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dalmally Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dalmally 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.
Dalmally Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 23 pupils, an average class size of 11.5 and 8.8 pupils per teacher.
65% 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 86.8% in 2024/25, and 33.3% 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 good (A); the school was 23% full.
Dalmally Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "To provide a nurturing learning environment where everyone supports each other to reach their potential. In order to equip our learners with the skills, attitudes and attributes to become successful learners, responsible citizens, effective contributors and confident individuals, we aim to:"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dalmally Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 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 Dalmally Primary School in February 2023.
- 1.3 Leadership of changesatisfactory
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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 Dalmally Primary School
When was Dalmally Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dalmally Primary School in February 2023. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as satisfactory; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Dalmally Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dalmally 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Dalmally Primary School?
If you live in Dalmally Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Dalmally 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dalmally Primary School?
Dalmally Primary School is at Glenview, Dalmally, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA33 1BE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)