Eoligarry Primary School, Barra
Eoligarry Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Barra.
- Attendance
- 95.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Eoligarry Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Eoligarry 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.
Eoligarry Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 15 pupils, an average class size of 15 and 10.7 pupils per teacher.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.2% in 2024/25, and 0% 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 20% full.
Eoligarry Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "All parents are automatically members of a Parent Forum at their child’s school. As members of the Parent Forum parents have a say in selecting the Parent Council (the representative body) which works on behalf of all parents at the school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, basketball, multi-sports, running, choir, coding, art, photography, film and Duke of Edinburgh.
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Eoligarry Primary School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cemetery (at), 60 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 Eoligarry Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 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 Eoligarry Primary School
What is the catchment area for Eoligarry Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Eoligarry 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar. Na h-Eileanan Siar publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Eoligarry Primary School?
If you live in Eoligarry Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Na h-Eileanan Siar will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Na h-Eileanan Siar - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Eoligarry 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Eoligarry Primary School?
Eoligarry Primary School is at Castlebay, Barra, Barra, HS9 5YD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)