Rum Primary School, Caol and Mallaig
Rum Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Caol and Mallaig.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rum Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Rum 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.
Rum Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 6 pupils, an average class size of 6 and 4.3 pupils per teacher.
0% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 40% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Rum Primary School.
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 Rum Primary School in June 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Keep up with Rum Primary School
Getting There
Ferry Terminals
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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Rum Primary School
When was Rum Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rum Primary School in June 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Rum Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rum 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 Rum Primary School?
If you live in Rum 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 Rum 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 Rum Primary School?
Rum Primary School is at Isle Of Rum, Caol and Mallaig, PH43 4RR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)