Kyleakin Primary School, Isle Of Skye
Kyleakin Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Isle Of Skye.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kyleakin Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kyleakin 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.
Kyleakin Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 30 pupils, an average class size of 15 and 11.1 pupils per teacher.
67% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25, and 33.3% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 60% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kyleakin Primary School are Kyle Primary School (1.1 miles) and Plockton Primary School (5.4 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kyle of Lochalsh Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings Arms Hotel (at), 100 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 Kyleakin Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Kyleakin 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 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 Kyleakin Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kyleakin Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kyleakin 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 Kyleakin Primary School?
If you live in Kyleakin 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 Kyleakin 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 Kyleakin Primary School?
Kyleakin Primary School is at Kyleakin, Isle Of Skye, Isle Of Skye, IV41 8PH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)