Dunvegan Primary School, Isle Of Skye
Dunvegan Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Isle Of Skye.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dunvegan Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dunvegan 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.
Dunvegan Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 54 pupils, an average class size of 13.5 and 10.8 pupils per teacher.
39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 15.4% 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 54% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Dunvegan Primary School.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingsbrae (opposite), 120 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 Dunvegan Primary School in April 2025.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
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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Questions parents ask about Dunvegan Primary School
When was Dunvegan Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dunvegan Primary School in April 2025.
What is the catchment area for Dunvegan Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dunvegan 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 Dunvegan Primary School?
If you live in Dunvegan 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 Dunvegan Primary School?
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 Dunvegan Primary School?
Dunvegan Primary School is at Dunvegan, Isle Of Skye, Isle Of Skye, IV55 8GU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)