Ferintosh Primary School, DINGWALL
Ferintosh Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dingwall.
- Attendance
- 86.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ferintosh Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ferintosh 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 10 pupils, an average class size of 10 and 6.2 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 86.4% 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 20% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ferintosh Primary School are Tore Primary School (1.4 miles), Ben Wyvis Primary School (2.3 miles), Mulbuie Primary School (2.3 miles) and Culbokie Primary School (3.1 miles).
Tore Primary SchoolBen Wyvis Primary SchoolMulbuie Primary SchoolCulbokie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Conon Bridge Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
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 Ferintosh Primary School in September 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentweak
- 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Ferintosh Primary School
When was Ferintosh Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Ferintosh Primary School in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as weak and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Ferintosh Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ferintosh 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 Ferintosh Primary School?
If you live in Ferintosh 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 Ferintosh 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 Ferintosh Primary School?
Ferintosh Primary School is at Ferintosh, Easter Kinkell, DINGWALL, DINGWALL, IV7 8HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)