Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich, Isle of Benbecula
Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich is a primary school for pupils in Isle of Benbecula.
- Attendance
- 94.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich in detail
School in Scotland
Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich 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 Bhaile a Mhanaich offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 96 pupils, an average class size of 16 and 11.2 pupils per teacher.
50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.5% in 2024/25, and 15.3% 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 64% full.
Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, cross-country and dance.
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Columba Place (at), 100 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 Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 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 Bhaile a Mhanaich
What is the catchment area for Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich 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 Bhaile a Mhanaich?
If you live in Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich'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 Bhaile a Mhanaich?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich?
Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich is at Balivanich, Isle of Benbecula, Isle of Benbecula, HS7 5LS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)