Kilmuir Primary School, Isle Of Skye
Kilmuir Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Isle Of Skye.
- Attendance
- 95.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kilmuir Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kilmuir 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.
Kilmuir Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 12 pupils, an average class size of 6 and 4.6 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.7% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 16% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kilmuir Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 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 Kilmuir Primary School in August 2025.
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 Kilmuir Primary School
When was Kilmuir Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Kilmuir Primary School in August 2025.
What is the catchment area for Kilmuir Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kilmuir 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 Kilmuir Primary School?
If you live in Kilmuir 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 Kilmuir 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 Kilmuir Primary School?
Kilmuir Primary School is at Portree, Isle Of Skye, Isle Of Skye, IV51 9UB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)