Macdiarmid Primary School, PORTREE ISLE OF SKYE
Macdiarmid Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Portree Isle of Skye.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Macdiarmid Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Macdiarmid 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.
Macdiarmid Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 20 pupils, an average class size of 10 and 7.7 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 27% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Macdiarmid Primary School are Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh (3.8 miles) and Portree Primary (4.1 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Macdiarmid Primary School.
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 Macdiarmid Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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 Macdiarmid Primary School
What is the catchment area for Macdiarmid Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Macdiarmid 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 Macdiarmid Primary School?
If you live in Macdiarmid 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 Macdiarmid 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 Macdiarmid Primary School?
Macdiarmid Primary School is at Carbost, Skeabost Bridge, PORTREE ISLE OF SKYE, PORTREE ISLE OF SKYE, IV51 9PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)