Sgoil an Taobh Siar, Isle of Lewis
Sgoil an Taobh Siar is a primary school for pupils in Isle of Lewis.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sgoil an Taobh Siar in detail
School in Scotland
Sgoil an Taobh Siar 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.
Sgoil an Taobh Siar offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 76 pupils, an average class size of 15.2 and 10.1 pupils per teacher.
16% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.2% in 2024/25, and 13.2% 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 76% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sgoil an Taobh Siar.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Junction (w-bound), 140 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 Sgoil an Taobh Siar in August 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
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Getting There
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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 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 Sgoil an Taobh Siar
When was Sgoil an Taobh Siar last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Sgoil an Taobh Siar in August 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Sgoil an Taobh Siar?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sgoil an Taobh Siar 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar. Na h-Eileanan Siar publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Sgoil an Taobh Siar?
If you live in Sgoil an Taobh Siar's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Na h-Eileanan Siar will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Na h-Eileanan Siar - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Sgoil an Taobh Siar?
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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sgoil an Taobh Siar?
Sgoil an Taobh Siar is at Barvas, Isle of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0RA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)