Lochcarron Primary School, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
Lochcarron Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lochcarron Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lochcarron 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.
Lochcarron Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 43 pupils, an average class size of 14.3 and 8.8 pupils per teacher.
40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
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.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 43% full.
Lochcarron Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "The core values around which we all base our lives upon are the foundations to a successful, productive and happy community. Therefore, all the children and school staff at Lochcarron have spent valuable time looking at firstly what “values” actually mean to us all, secondly how they shape our behaviour, and thirdly how we arrive at these values."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, badminton, swimming and cross-country.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Attadale Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (at), 10 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 Lochcarron Primary School in March 2025.
- 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
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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 Lochcarron Primary School
When was Lochcarron Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Lochcarron Primary School in March 2025. 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 Lochcarron Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lochcarron 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 Lochcarron Primary School?
If you live in Lochcarron 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 Lochcarron 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 Lochcarron Primary School?
Lochcarron Primary School is at Strathcarron, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, IV54 8YS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)