Port Ellen Primary School, ARGYLL
Port Ellen Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Port Ellen Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Port Ellen 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.
Port Ellen Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 82 pupils, an average class size of 20.5 and 16.1 pupils per teacher.
45% 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 94.1% in 2024/25, and 16.9% 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 good (A); the school was 50% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Port Ellen Primary School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Baptist Church (at), 20 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 Port Ellen Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Port Ellen Primary School
Nurseries
Port Ellen Primary Pre Five Unit is at Port Ellen Primary School. Care Inspectorate, 17 June 2025: Very good in 4 key questions.
Getting There
Ferry Terminals
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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Port Ellen Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Port Ellen 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Port Ellen Primary School?
Port Ellen Primary School is at Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA42 7BW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)