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Glenlyon Primary School, ABERFELDY

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Glenlyon Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Aberfeldy.

Attendance
94.4%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Glenlyon Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Glenlyon 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.

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

In the 2025 pupil census it had 9 pupils, an average class size of 9 and 6.9 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 94.4% 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 36% full.

Glenlyon Primary School in its own words

The school day runs from 9:15am to 3:15pm.

The school day (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting there

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

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:Perth & Kinross
Phone:01887 866223
School day:9:15am to 3:15pm
Address:Bridge of Balgie, Glenlyon, ABERFELDY, ABERFELDY, PH15 2PP
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5344220

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

War Memorial (opp)
712m · 12 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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.

Commute and house prices

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Questions parents ask about Glenlyon Primary School

What is the catchment area for Glenlyon Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glenlyon 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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Glenlyon Primary School?

If you live in Glenlyon Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Glenlyon 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Glenlyon Primary School?

Glenlyon Primary School is at Bridge of Balgie, Glenlyon, ABERFELDY, ABERFELDY, PH15 2PP.

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

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