Munlochy Primary School, Munlochy
Munlochy Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Munlochy.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Munlochy Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Munlochy 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 72 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 15 pupils per teacher.
24% 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 94.4% in 2024/25, and 16% 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 74% full.
Munlochy Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, athletics and badminton.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Munlochy Primary School are North Kessock Primary School (2.9 miles), Tore Primary School (2.9 miles), Avoch Primary School (3.4 miles) and Ferintosh Primary School (4.1 miles).
North Kessock Primary SchoolTore Primary SchoolAvoch Primary SchoolFerintosh Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Munlochy Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (at), 150 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Munlochy Primary School in March 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changesatisfactory
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Munlochy Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
0 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 Munlochy Primary School
When was Munlochy Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Munlochy Primary School in March 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as satisfactory; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Munlochy Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Munlochy 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 Munlochy Primary School?
If you live in Munlochy 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 Munlochy Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 0 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 Munlochy Primary School?
Munlochy Primary School is at 56 Millbank Road, Munlochy, Munlochy, IV8 8NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)