Deshar Primary School, INVERNESS-SHIRE
Deshar Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Inverness-Shire.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Deshar Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Deshar 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.
Deshar Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 44 pupils, an average class size of 22 and 14.7 pupils per teacher.
45% 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 93.2% in 2024/25, and 20% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 94% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deshar Primary School are Carrbridge Primary (2.4 miles) and Aviemore Primary School (4.3 miles).
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Boat of Garten (Strathspey Railway), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Deshar Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Deshar Primary School
What is the catchment area for Deshar Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Deshar 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 Deshar Primary School?
If you live in Deshar 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 Deshar 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 Deshar Primary School?
Deshar Primary School is at Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, INVERNESS-SHIRE, INVERNESS-SHIRE, PH24 3BU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)