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Teanassie Primary School, Aird and Loch Ness

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Teanassie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Aird and Loch Ness.

Attendance
92.2%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Teanassie Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Teanassie 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.

Teanassie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 36 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 11.6 pupils per teacher.

36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 92.2% in 2024/25, and 30% 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 48% full.

Teanassie Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Teanassie Primary School (Bunsgoil Taigh an Fhasaidh - meaning ‘House of the [Drovers] Stance’ Primary School) was built over 100 years ago, in 1877, and is situated on the A831 Beauly to Cannich road, some three miles from Beauly. It serves the catchment area of Kilmorack and Struy."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Teanassie Primary is a much loved, established school, which serves the Kilmorack and Struy catchment areas. We pride ourselves on offering a safe, secure, environment where children feel happy and valued within the school community."

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Teanassie Primary School are Tomnacross Primary School (3.2 miles), Beauly Primary School (3.7 miles) and Tarradale Primary School (5.3 miles).

Tomnacross Primary SchoolBeauly Primary SchoolTarradale Primary School

Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Highland
Phone:01463 782581
Address:By Beauly, Aird and Loch Ness, IV4 7AE
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Teanassie Primary School in December 2025.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:5141923

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 Teanassie Primary School

When was Teanassie Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Teanassie Primary School in December 2025.

What is the catchment area for Teanassie Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Teanassie 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 Teanassie Primary School?

If you live in Teanassie 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 Teanassie 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 Teanassie Primary School?

Teanassie Primary School is at By Beauly, Aird and Loch Ness, IV4 7AE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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