Gigha Primary School, Argyll
Gigha Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 96.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gigha Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gigha 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.
Gigha Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 10 pupils, an average class size of 10 and 6.7 pupils per teacher.
70% 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 96.7% 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 21% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Gigha Primary School.
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 Gigha Primary School in December 2021.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Ferry Terminals
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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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 Gigha Primary School
When was Gigha Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Gigha Primary School in December 2021.
What is the catchment area for Gigha Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gigha 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Gigha Primary School?
If you live in Gigha Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Gigha 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gigha Primary School?
Gigha Primary School is at Isle Of Gigha, Argyll, Argyll, PA41 7AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)