Inverlochy Primary School, Fort William
Inverlochy Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Fort William.
- Attendance
- 91.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Inverlochy Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Inverlochy 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.
Inverlochy Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 131 pupils, an average class size of 21.8 and 16 pupils per teacher.
21% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.3% in 2024/25, and 32.9% 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 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Inverlochy Primary School are Caol Primary School (1.1 miles), St Columba's RC Primary School (1.1 miles), Lundavra Primary School (1.3 miles) and Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar (1.3 miles).
Caol Primary SchoolSt Columba's RC Primary SchoolLundavra Primary SchoolBun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Fort William Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Camanachd Cresent (at), 180 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 Inverlochy 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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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Inverlochy Primary School
Questions parents ask about Inverlochy Primary School
What is the catchment area for Inverlochy Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Inverlochy 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 Inverlochy Primary School?
If you live in Inverlochy 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 Inverlochy Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Inverlochy Primary School?
Inverlochy Primary School is at Inverlochy, Fort William, Fort William, PH33 6LS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)