Obsdale Primary School, Ross-Shire
Obsdale Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ross-Shire.
- Attendance
- 87%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Obsdale Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Obsdale 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.
Obsdale Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 100 pupils, an average class size of 20 and 12.2 pupils per teacher.
64% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 58% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
56% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 87% in 2024/25, and 46% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 67% full.
Obsdale Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Obsdale Primary School are Bridgend Primary School (0.9 miles), Coulhill Primary School (1.2 miles), Newmore Primary School (2 miles) and South Lodge Primary School (2.1 miles).
Bridgend Primary SchoolCoulhill Primary SchoolNewmore Primary SchoolSouth Lodge Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alness Rail Station, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Obsdale Primary School (opposite), 110 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 Obsdale Primary School in February 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changeweak
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionsatisfactory
- 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
Latest from Obsdale Primary School
Parent Contact - Tuesday 6th of October
30 Sep 2026
Obsdale Toddlers
25 Sep 2026
Parent Contact Appointments
23 Sep 2026
Obsdale Dance
21 Sep 2026
*** REMINDER*** Obsdale Primary Fun Day is today (Monday 14th September 2026) - THIS SESSION IS FREE WITH LUNCH PROVIDED馃オ 馃槉
14 Sep 2026
Friday 4th September
3 Sep 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Obsdale Primary School
When was Obsdale Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Obsdale Primary School in February 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as weak; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Obsdale Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Obsdale 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 Obsdale Primary School?
If you live in Obsdale 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 Obsdale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Obsdale Primary School?
Obsdale Primary School is at Alness, Ross-Shire, Ross-Shire, IV17 0TP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)