Tarbat Old Primary School, Portmahomack
Tarbat Old Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Portmahomack.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tarbat Old Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tarbat Old 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.
Tarbat Old Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 31 pupils, an average class size of 15.5 and 12.4 pupils per teacher.
32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25, and 15.6% 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 poor (C); the school was 62% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tarbat Old Primary School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tarbat Old Primary School (outside), 30 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 Tarbat Old Primary School in September 2025.
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
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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 Tarbat Old Primary School
When was Tarbat Old Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tarbat Old Primary School in September 2025.
What is the catchment area for Tarbat Old Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tarbat Old 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 Tarbat Old Primary School?
If you live in Tarbat Old 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 Tarbat Old 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 Tarbat Old Primary School?
Tarbat Old Primary School is at Tarbatness Road, Portmahomack, Portmahomack, IV20 1YJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)