Hilton of Cadboll Primary School, TAIN
Hilton of Cadboll Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Tain.
- Attendance
- 88.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hilton of Cadboll Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hilton of Cadboll 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.
Hilton of Cadboll Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 94 pupils, an average class size of 18.8 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
48% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
59% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.3% in 2024/25, and 35.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 63% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hilton of Cadboll Primary School are Hill of Fearn Primary School (2.5 miles) and Inver Primary School (3.8 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Hilton of Cadboll Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (opposite), 60 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 Hilton of Cadboll Primary School in January 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changeweak
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentweak
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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
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Getting There
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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 Hilton of Cadboll Primary School
When was Hilton of Cadboll Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Hilton of Cadboll Primary School in January 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as weak; learning, teaching and assessment as weak; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Hilton of Cadboll Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hilton of Cadboll 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 Hilton of Cadboll Primary School?
If you live in Hilton of Cadboll 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 Hilton of Cadboll 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 Hilton of Cadboll Primary School?
Hilton of Cadboll Primary School is at Hilton, Fearn, TAIN, TAIN, IV20 1XR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)