Dornoch Primary, SUTHERLAND
Dornoch Primary is a primary school for pupils in Sutherland.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dornoch Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Dornoch Primary 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.
Dornoch Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 167 pupils, an average class size of 23.9 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
30% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 17.3% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 89% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Dornoch Primary.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Academy (opposite), 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 Dornoch Primary in February 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
Keep up with Dornoch Primary
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 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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Dornoch Primary
Questions parents ask about Dornoch Primary
When was Dornoch Primary last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dornoch Primary in February 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Dornoch Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dornoch Primary 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 Dornoch Primary?
If you live in Dornoch Primary'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 Dornoch Primary?
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 Dornoch Primary?
Dornoch Primary is at Evelix Road, Dornoch, SUTHERLAND, SUTHERLAND, IV25 3HR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)