Lundavra Primary School, Fort William
Lundavra Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Fort William.
- Attendance
- 90.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lundavra Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lundavra 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.
Lundavra Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 204 pupils, an average class size of 25.5 and 16.5 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 22% speak English as an additional language.
18% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.3% in 2024/25, and 42.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lundavra Primary School are Inverlochy Primary School (1.3 miles), Caol Primary School (2 miles), St Columba's RC Primary School (2 miles) and Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar (2.4 miles).
Inverlochy Primary SchoolCaol Primary SchoolSt Columba's RC Primary SchoolBun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Fort William Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lundavra Road (at), 60 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 Lundavra Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Lundavra Primary School
Getting There
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Lundavra Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lundavra Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lundavra 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 Lundavra Primary School?
If you live in Lundavra 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 Lundavra Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Lundavra Primary School?
Lundavra Primary School is at Lundavra Road, Fort William, Fort William, PH33 6JN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)