Tarradale Primary School, Muir of Ord
Tarradale Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Muir of Ord.
- Attendance
- 93.1%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Tarradale Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tarradale 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.
Tarradale Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 245 pupils, an average class size of 24.5 and 18.6 pupils per teacher.
24% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 23% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.1% in 2024/25, and 17.7% 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 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tarradale Primary School are Mulbuie Primary School (2.2 miles), Beauly Primary School (2.2 miles), Kirkhill Primary School (3.1 miles) and Ben Wyvis Primary School (3.4 miles).
Mulbuie Primary SchoolBeauly Primary SchoolKirkhill Primary SchoolBen Wyvis Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Muir of Ord Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Square (at), 300 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Highland Council publishes a primary catchment area for Tarradale Primary School. Catchment boundary: Highland Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Catchment areas can change each year and living in one does not guarantee a place. Check the address with the council before you apply.
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tarradale Primary School in March 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 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
Keep up with Tarradale Primary School
Nurseries
Tarradale Primary School Nursery is at Tarradale Primary School. Care Inspectorate, 6 March 2024: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Tarradale Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Muir of Ord Pre-School Centre - Nursery, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 10 February 2020: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Little Bugs Nursery - Nursery, 0.5 miles
- Mulbuie Nursery - Nursery, 2.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 20 November 2019: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Tarradale Primary School
When was Tarradale Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tarradale Primary School in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good.
How many road collisions happen near Tarradale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Tarradale Primary School?
Tarradale Primary School is at Black Isle Road, Muir of Ord, Muir of Ord, IV6 7RR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)