Glenurquhart Primary School, Aird and Loch Ness
Glenurquhart Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Aird and Loch Ness.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glenurquhart Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glenurquhart 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.
Glenurquhart Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 162 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
23% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 30.6% 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 108% full.
Glenurquhart Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include karate, choir and chess.
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Glenurquhart Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glenurquhart Primary School (outside), 40 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 Glenurquhart Primary School in May 2023.
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Glenurquhart 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 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 Glenurquhart Primary School
When was Glenurquhart Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Glenurquhart Primary School in May 2023. 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 Glenurquhart Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glenurquhart 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 Glenurquhart Primary School?
If you live in Glenurquhart 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 Glenurquhart 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 Glenurquhart Primary School?
Glenurquhart Primary School is at Drumnadrochit, Aird and Loch Ness, IV63 6UT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)