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Farr Primary School - Inverness, Inverness

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Farr Primary School - Inverness is a primary school for pupils in Inverness.

Attendance
95%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Farr Primary School - Inverness in detail

School in Scotland

Farr Primary School - Inverness 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.

Farr Primary School - Inverness has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 60 pupils, an average class size of 20 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.

0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 95% in 2024/25.

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 80% full.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Farr Primary School - Inverness.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Farr School (opposite), 80 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Highland
Phone:01808 521246
Address:Farr, Inverness, Inverness, IV2 6XJ
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Farr Primary School - Inverness's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5138922

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Farr School (opp)
81m · 1 min walk
Post Office (opp)
576m · 9 min walk
Achvaneran (S-bound)
879m · 14 min walk

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 Farr Primary School - Inverness

What is the catchment area for Farr Primary School - Inverness?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Farr Primary School - Inverness 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 Farr Primary School - Inverness?

If you live in Farr Primary School - Inverness'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 Farr Primary School - Inverness?

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 Farr Primary School - Inverness?

Farr Primary School - Inverness is at Farr, Inverness, Inverness, IV2 6XJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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