Eigg Primary School, Caol and Mallaig
Eigg Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caol and Mallaig.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Eigg Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Eigg 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.
Eigg Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 9 pupils, an average class size of 9 and 5.6 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 56% 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 93.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 36% full.
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Eigg Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Eigg Primary School
Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer Day
9 Jun 2026
Swimming Week in Mallaig
19 May 2026
Round And About on Eigg
12 May 2026
Tree Planting In The Sandavore Woodland Creation Area
20 Apr 2026
Learning about STEM: A Visit to Eigg Electric
26 Mar 2026
World Book Day // Latha Mor nan Leabhraichean
13 Mar 2026
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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 Eigg Primary School
What is the catchment area for Eigg Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Eigg 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 Eigg Primary School?
If you live in Eigg 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 Eigg 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 Eigg Primary School?
Eigg Primary School is at Isle Of Eigg, Caol and Mallaig, PH42 4RL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)