St Bride's Primary School, Fort William
St Bride's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Fort William.
- Attendance
- 88.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Bride's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Bride's 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.
St Bride's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 36 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 12.9 pupils per teacher.
42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 88.6% in 2024/25, and 24.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Bride's Primary School are Ballachulish Primary School (1.5 miles), Glencoe Primary School (2.1 miles) and Ardgour Primary School (4.5 miles).
Ballachulish Primary SchoolGlencoe Primary SchoolArdgour Primary School
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Bride's Primary School in June 2023.
- 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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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.
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Questions parents ask about St Bride's Primary School
When was St Bride's Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Bride's Primary School in June 2023. 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 St Bride's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Bride's 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 St Bride's Primary School?
If you live in St Bride's 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 St Bride's 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 St Bride's Primary School?
St Bride's Primary School is at Onich, Fort William, Fort William, PH33 6SA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)