South Lodge Primary School, ROSS-SHIRE
South Lodge Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ross-Shire.
- Attendance
- 91%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
South Lodge Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
South Lodge 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.
South Lodge Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 150 pupils, an average class size of 21.4 and 14.9 pupils per teacher.
67% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 27.9% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 65% full.
South Lodge Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and dance.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to South Lodge Primary School are Park Primary School (0.5 miles), Newmore Primary School (1.6 miles), Obsdale Primary School (2.1 miles) and Resolis Primary School (2.6 miles).
Park Primary SchoolNewmore Primary SchoolObsdale Primary SchoolResolis Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Invergordon Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Castle Place (opposite), 130 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 South Lodge Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- 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, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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 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.
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Questions parents ask about South Lodge Primary School
What is the catchment area for South Lodge Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and South Lodge 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 South Lodge Primary School?
If you live in South Lodge 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 South Lodge Primary School?
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, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is South Lodge Primary School?
South Lodge Primary School is at Castle Road, Invergordon, ROSS-SHIRE, ROSS-SHIRE, IV18 0LW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)