Muck Primary School, Caol and Mallaig
Muck Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caol and Mallaig.
- Attendance
- 97.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Muck Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Muck 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.
Muck Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 5 pupils, an average class size of 5 and 2.5 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 97.3% in 2024/25, and 0% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 20% full.
Muck Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to our Nursery page. We are a small nursery attached to the school and we share the playground, polytunnel and forest school. We enjoy lots of activities with the children including Nursery Buddy and topic work."
Coming up: an open day on Friday 5 March 2027 and an open day on Saturday 6 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Highland
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Muck 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 Muck Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Muck Primary School
Chefs Assemble: Our restaurant experience
16 Sep 2026
Small Isles Week
25 Jun 2026
Water Safety
25 Jun 2026
Beach Clean at Camas Mor
14 May 2026
Welcome to Muck Primary School (a video tour)
11 Mar 2026
World Book Day 2026
9 Mar 2026
From Muck Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Muck Primary School
Getting There
Ferry Terminals
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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Muck Primary School
What is the catchment area for Muck Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Muck 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 Muck Primary School?
If you live in Muck 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 Muck 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 Muck Primary School?
Muck Primary School is at Isle Of Muck, Caol and Mallaig, PH41 2RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)