Tain Primary School, Tain and Easter Ross
Tain Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Tain and Easter Ross.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tain Primary School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tain Primary School are Craighill Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Knockbreck Primary School - Tain (0.6 miles), Hill of Fearn Primary School (4.5 miles) and Milton Primary School (4.8 miles).
Craighill Primary SchoolKnockbreck Primary School - TainHill of Fearn Primary SchoolMilton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tain Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tain Campus (at), 130 metres away.
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Tain 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)
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Tain Primary School
Questions parents ask about Tain Primary School
What is the catchment area for Tain Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tain 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 Tain Primary School?
If you live in Tain 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 Tain 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 Tain Primary School?
Tain Primary School is at Innis Mhor Road, Tain, Tain and Easter Ross, IV19 1FH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)