Lady Lovat Primary School, Caol and Mallaig
Lady Lovat Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caol and Mallaig.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lady Lovat Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lady Lovat 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 12 pupils, an average class size of 12 and 7.5 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
Attendance was 92.8% 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 35% full.
Lady Lovat Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Lady Lovat Primary School is at the heart of the small community of Morar. Morar is just close enough to Mallaig (3 miles) to benefit from banks, High School, a Swimming Pool and bars & restaurants, as well as ferry links to Skye and the Small Isles."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gardening and film.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lady Lovat Primary School are Mallaig Primary School (2.2 miles) and Arisaig Primary School (4.3 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Morar Rail Station, about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 50 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 Lady Lovat Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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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Questions parents ask about Lady Lovat Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lady Lovat Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lady Lovat 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 Lady Lovat Primary School?
If you live in Lady Lovat 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 Lady Lovat Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Lady Lovat Primary School?
Lady Lovat Primary School is at Morar, Caol and Mallaig, PH40 4PA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)