Laxdale Primary School, Isle of Lewis
Laxdale Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Isle of Lewis.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Laxdale Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Laxdale 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.
Laxdale Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 151 pupils, an average class size of 18.9 and 12.8 pupils per teacher.
30% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25, and 10.2% 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 good (A); the school was 52% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Laxdale Primary School are Stornoway Primary School (0.8 miles), Tong Primary School (2 miles) and Back School (4.9 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Laxdale Primary School.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Kilda Court (opposite), 230 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Laxdale Primary School are The Nicolson Institute (1.1 miles) and e-Sgoil nan Eilean Siar (1.2 miles).
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 Laxdale Primary School in November 2023.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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 Laxdale 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 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
Laxdale Primary School
Questions parents ask about Laxdale Primary School
When was Laxdale Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Laxdale Primary School in November 2023. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Laxdale Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Laxdale 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar. Na h-Eileanan Siar publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Laxdale Primary School?
If you live in Laxdale Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Na h-Eileanan Siar will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Na h-Eileanan Siar - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Laxdale 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Laxdale Primary School?
Laxdale Primary School is at Laxdale, Isle of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0DS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)