Duncan Forbes Primary School, INVERNESS
Duncan Forbes Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Inverness.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Duncan Forbes Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Duncan Forbes 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.
Duncan Forbes Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 265 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 21.9 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 57% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 19.9% 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 73% full.
Duncan Forbes Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, athletics, cross-country and choir.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Duncan Forbes Primary School are Smithton Primary School (0.8 miles), Balloch Primary (0.9 miles), Cradlehall Primary School (1.6 miles) and Raigmore Primary School (2.3 miles).
Smithton Primary SchoolBalloch PrimaryCradlehall Primary SchoolRaigmore Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Duncan Forbes Primary School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alder Place (opposite), 80 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 Duncan Forbes 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)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
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.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Duncan Forbes Primary School
What is the catchment area for Duncan Forbes Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Duncan Forbes 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 Duncan Forbes Primary School?
If you live in Duncan Forbes 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 Duncan Forbes Primary 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. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Duncan Forbes Primary School?
Duncan Forbes Primary School is at Keppoch Road, Culloden, INVERNESS, INVERNESS, IV2 7NY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)