Rosebank Primary School, Nairn
Rosebank Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Nairn.
- Attendance
- 92.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rosebank Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Rosebank 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.
Rosebank Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 264 pupils, an average class size of 26.4 and 18.5 pupils per teacher.
33% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 48% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 17% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.1% in 2024/25, and 24% 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 poor (C); the school was 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rosebank Primary School are Millbank Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Auldearn Primary School (2.5 miles) and Cawdor Primary School (4.3 miles).
Millbank Primary SchoolAuldearn Primary SchoolCawdor Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Nairn Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bus Station (at), 220 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 Rosebank Primary School in April 2025.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Rosebank Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Rosebank Primary School
Questions parents ask about Rosebank Primary School
When was Rosebank Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rosebank Primary School in April 2025.
What is the catchment area for Rosebank Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rosebank 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 Rosebank Primary School?
If you live in Rosebank 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 Rosebank Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 Rosebank Primary School?
Rosebank Primary School is at Academy Street, Nairn, Nairn, IV12 4RB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)