Dochgarroch Primary School, Inverness
Dochgarroch Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Inverness.
- Attendance
- 91.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dochgarroch Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dochgarroch 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.
Dochgarroch Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 11 pupils, an average class size of 11 and 6.5 pupils per teacher.
82% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.4% in 2024/25, and 35.7% 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 22% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dochgarroch Primary School are Ness Castle Primary School (1.9 miles), Holm Primary School (2.5 miles), Aldourie Primary School (2.8 miles) and Lochardil Primary School (3 miles).
Ness Castle Primary SchoolHolm Primary SchoolAldourie Primary SchoolLochardil Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Dochgarroch Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Road End (opposite), 90 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Dochgarroch Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Dochgarroch Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 2 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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.
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Questions parents ask about Dochgarroch Primary School
What is the catchment area for Dochgarroch Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dochgarroch 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 Dochgarroch Primary School?
If you live in Dochgarroch 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 Dochgarroch 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, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Dochgarroch Primary School?
Dochgarroch Primary School is at Dochgarroch, Inverness, Inverness, IV3 8JG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)