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Kilchuimen Primary School, INVERNESS-SHIRE

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Kilchuimen Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Inverness-Shire.

Attendance
91.3%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Kilchuimen Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Kilchuimen 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.

Kilchuimen Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 21 pupils, an average class size of 10.5 and 5.8 pupils per teacher.

71% 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 91.3% in 2024/25, and 25.6% 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 28% full.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kilchuimen Primary School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Medical Centre (at), 120 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Highland
Phone:01320 366756
Address:Station Road, Fort Augustus, INVERNESS-SHIRE, INVERNESS-SHIRE, PH32 4DL
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Kilchuimen Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5153727

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Ferry Terminals

Fort Augustus Ferry Landing
366m · 6 min walk

Bus Stops

Medical Centre (at)
123m · 2 min walk
Tourist Information (o/s)
375m · 6 min walk
Abertarff Place (at)
384m · 6 min walk
Camp Site (o/s)
688m · 11 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 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

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Kilchuimen Primary School

What is the catchment area for Kilchuimen Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kilchuimen 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 Kilchuimen Primary School?

If you live in Kilchuimen 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 Kilchuimen Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Kilchuimen Primary School?

Kilchuimen Primary School is at Station Road, Fort Augustus, INVERNESS-SHIRE, INVERNESS-SHIRE, PH32 4DL.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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