Glenbarr Primary School, ARGYLL
Glenbarr Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 87.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glenbarr Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glenbarr 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 4 pupils, an average class size of 4 and 2.9 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
Attendance was 87.1% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 8% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Glenbarr Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cottages (at), 160 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Glenbarr Primary School in November 2022.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Keep up with Glenbarr Primary School
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 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 Glenbarr Primary School
When was Glenbarr Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Glenbarr Primary School in November 2022. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Glenbarr Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glenbarr 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 Glenbarr Primary School?
If you live in Glenbarr 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 Glenbarr 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 Glenbarr Primary School?
Glenbarr Primary School is at Glenbarr, By Tarbert, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA29 6UT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)