Drummond School, Inverness
Drummond School is a special school for pupils in Inverness.
- Attendance
- 90.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Drummond School in detail
School in Scotland
Drummond 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.
Drummond School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 116 pupils and 4.8 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.5% in 2024/25, and 29.5% 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).
Drummond School in its own words
In its own words: "W e aim to provide our pupils with a quality educational experience, which promotes their independence, quality of life and choice. We ensure our pupils feel safe and secure in their learning environment."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Inverness Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laggan Road (opposite), 200 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 Drummond School in September 2026.
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)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Drummond School
When was Drummond School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Drummond School in September 2026.
What is the catchment area for Drummond School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Drummond 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 Drummond School?
If you live in Drummond 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 Drummond School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Drummond School?
Drummond School is at Drummond Road, Inverness, Inverness, IV2 4NZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)