Gledfield Primary School, North, West and Central Sutherland
Gledfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils in North, West and Central Sutherland.
- Attendance
- 94.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gledfield Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gledfield 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.
Gledfield Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 23 pupils, an average class size of 11.5 and 9.6 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 35% 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 94.5% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 46% full.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ardgay Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
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 Gledfield Primary School in September 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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 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 Gledfield Primary School
When was Gledfield Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Gledfield Primary School in September 2026.
What is the catchment area for Gledfield Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gledfield 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 Gledfield Primary School?
If you live in Gledfield 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 Gledfield 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 Gledfield Primary School?
Gledfield Primary School is at Ardgay, North, West and Central Sutherland, IV24 3BN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)