Mulbuie Primary School, Black Isle
Mulbuie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Black Isle.
- Attendance
- 93.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Mulbuie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Mulbuie 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.
Mulbuie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 46 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 17.7 pupils per teacher.
33% 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 93.7% in 2024/25, and 16.3% 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 poor (C); the school was 92% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Mulbuie Primary School are Ben Wyvis Primary School (2 miles), Tarradale Primary School (2.2 miles), Ferintosh Primary School (2.3 miles) and Tore Primary School (2.7 miles).
Ben Wyvis Primary SchoolTarradale Primary SchoolFerintosh Primary SchoolTore Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Conon Bridge Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
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 Mulbuie Primary School in September 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentweak
- 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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Getting There
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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 Mulbuie Primary School
When was Mulbuie Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Mulbuie Primary School in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as weak and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Mulbuie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Mulbuie 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 Mulbuie Primary School?
If you live in Mulbuie 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 Mulbuie 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 Mulbuie Primary School?
Mulbuie Primary School is at Muir Of Ord, Black Isle, IV6 7RB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)