Inveraray Primary School, Argyll
Inveraray Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Inveraray Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Inveraray 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.
Inveraray Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 63 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 11.1 pupils per teacher.
59% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 27.7% 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 good (A); the school was 69% full.
Inveraray Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Inveraray Primary School and Pre 5 Unit is situated within extensive grounds in the centre of the Royal Burgh of Inveraray in Argyll. With the support of SNH, Grounds for Learning, parents and carers, pupils and community we have developed the grounds which are used daily for teaching and learning."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Inveraray Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Front Street (nw-bound), 250 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Inveraray Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Ferry Terminals
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 Inveraray Primary School
What is the catchment area for Inveraray Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Inveraray 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 Inveraray Primary School?
If you live in Inveraray 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 Inveraray 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 Inveraray Primary School?
Inveraray Primary School is at Inveraray, Argyll, Argyll, PA32 8YH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)