Holm Primary School, Inverness
Holm Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Inverness.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Holm Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Holm 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.
Holm Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 224 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 19.1 pupils per teacher.
24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 16.5% 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 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Holm Primary School are Lochardil Primary School (0.5 miles), Ness Castle Primary School (0.7 miles), Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis (0.8 miles) and Cauldeen Primary School (1 mile).
Lochardil Primary SchoolNess Castle Primary SchoolBun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir NisCauldeen Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Inverness Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ardholm Place (at), 280 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Holm Primary School are Inverness Royal Academy (0.6 miles), Charleston Academy (1.4 miles) and Inverness High School (1.7 miles).
Inverness Royal AcademyCharleston AcademyInverness High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Holm Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Questions parents ask about Holm Primary School
What is the catchment area for Holm Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Holm 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 Holm Primary School?
If you live in Holm 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 Holm Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Holm Primary School?
Holm Primary School is at Stratherrick Road, Inverness, Inverness, IV2 4YL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)