Dunbeg Primary School, ARGYLL
Dunbeg Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dunbeg Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dunbeg 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.
Dunbeg Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 74 pupils, an average class size of 18.5 and 12.3 pupils per teacher.
54% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 77% 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 94.3% in 2024/25, and 17.4% 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 43% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dunbeg Primary School are Park Primary School (1.7 miles), Rockfield Primary School (3.3 miles), St Columba's Primary School (3.3 miles) and Rockfield Gaelic Unit (3.3 miles).
Park Primary SchoolRockfield Primary SchoolSt Columba's Primary SchoolRockfield Gaelic Unit
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Connel Ferry Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is MacCallum Court (at), 150 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 Dunbeg Primary School in August 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Latest from Dunbeg Primary School
Outdoor learning at Dunbeg
1 May 2026
Outdoor fun at Dunbeg ELCC
1 May 2026
ELC Dates for the diary
29 Oct 2025
Permanent Head Teacher
28 Oct 2025
Our Children Their Future - Thriving Together. Argyll and Bute’s community vision for our learners
18 Mar 2025
Family Well-being
6 Jan 2025
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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.
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 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 Dunbeg Primary School
When was Dunbeg Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dunbeg Primary School in August 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Dunbeg Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dunbeg 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 Dunbeg Primary School?
If you live in Dunbeg 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 Dunbeg 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. 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dunbeg Primary School?
Dunbeg Primary School is at Etive Road, Dunbeg, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA37 1QF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)