Kilninver Primary School, ARGYLL
Kilninver Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 96.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kilninver Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kilninver 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.
Kilninver Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 3 pupils, an average class size of 3 and 1.4 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
Attendance was 96.6% in 2024/25, and 0% 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 poor (C); the school was 6% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kilninver Primary School are Rockfield Primary School (4.7 miles), St Columba's Primary School (4.7 miles) and Rockfield Gaelic Unit (4.7 miles).
Rockfield Primary SchoolSt Columba's Primary SchoolRockfield Gaelic Unit
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kilninver Primary School.
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 Kilninver Primary School in March 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changesatisfactory
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Kilninver Primary School
Getting There
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 Kilninver Primary School
When was Kilninver Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Kilninver Primary School in March 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as satisfactory; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Kilninver Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kilninver 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 Kilninver Primary School?
If you live in Kilninver 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 Kilninver 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 Kilninver Primary School?
Kilninver Primary School is at Kilninver, Oban, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA34 4UT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)