Milton of Leys Primary School, Inverness
Milton of Leys Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Inverness.
- Attendance
- 93.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Milton of Leys Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Milton of Leys 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.
Milton of Leys Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 276 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 17.9 pupils per teacher.
24% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.7% in 2024/25, and 18.1% 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 63% full.
Milton of Leys Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and athletics.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Milton of Leys Primary School are Inshes Primary School (1.2 miles), Drakies Primary School (1.5 miles), Cradlehall Primary School (1.5 miles) and Hilton Primary School (1.7 miles).
Inshes Primary SchoolDrakies Primary SchoolCradlehall Primary SchoolHilton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Inverness Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 140 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 Milton of Leys Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Milton of Leys Primary School
Baxters 5K - Team MOL
27 Sep 2026
Whole School Photo - Tomorrow
22 Sep 2026
Parents Evening Bookings
18 Sep 2026
BAXTERS 5K - Only a few spaces left
11 Sep 2026
Athletics
9 Sep 2026
Missing scooter
7 Sep 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
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.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 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 Milton of Leys Primary School
What is the catchment area for Milton of Leys Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Milton of Leys 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 Milton of Leys Primary School?
If you live in Milton of Leys 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 Milton of Leys 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. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 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 Milton of Leys Primary School?
Milton of Leys Primary School is at Milton of Leys, Inverness, Inverness, IV2 6HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)