Noss primary school, Wick
Noss primary school is a primary school for pupils in Wick.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Noss primary school in detail
School in Scotland
Noss 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.
Noss primary school has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 297 pupils, an average class size of 27 and 18.6 pupils per teacher.
39% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
27% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25, and 17.7% 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 73% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Noss primary school are Newton Park Primary (0.9 miles) and Thrumster Primary School (4.3 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wick Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is North Primary School (opposite), 10 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 Noss primary school's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
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 Noss primary school
What is the catchment area for Noss primary school?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Noss 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 Noss primary school?
If you live in Noss 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 Noss 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 Noss primary school?
Noss primary school is at Girnigoe Street, Wick, Wick, KW1 4DT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)