Edinbane Primary School, Isle Of Skye
Edinbane Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Isle Of Skye.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Edinbane Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Edinbane 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.
Edinbane Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 8 pupils, an average class size of 8 and 5 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 16% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Edinbane Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 50 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 Edinbane Primary School in December 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 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 Edinbane Primary School
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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Questions parents ask about Edinbane Primary School
When was Edinbane Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Edinbane Primary School in December 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Edinbane Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Edinbane 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 Edinbane Primary School?
If you live in Edinbane 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 Edinbane 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 Edinbane Primary School?
Edinbane Primary School is at By Portree, Isle Of Skye, Isle Of Skye, IV51 9PW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)