Tighnabruaich Primary School, TIGHNABRUAICH
Tighnabruaich Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Tighnabruaich.
- Attendance
- 91.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tighnabruaich Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tighnabruaich 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.
Tighnabruaich Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 46 pupils, an average class size of 15.3 and 9.4 pupils per teacher.
50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.6% in 2024/25, and 26.6% 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 good (A); the school was 54% full.
Tighnabruaich Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We want Tighnabruaich Primary School to be a place where everyone “learns to be happy and is happy to learn”. Through this vision, our values and our aims, we encourage all young people and adults to help one another develop positive relationships and behaviours."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tighnabruaich Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Royal Hotel (at), 170 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 Tighnabruaich Primary School in January 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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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Getting There
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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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 Tighnabruaich Primary School
When was Tighnabruaich Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tighnabruaich Primary School in January 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Tighnabruaich Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tighnabruaich 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Tighnabruaich Primary School?
If you live in Tighnabruaich Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Tighnabruaich 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tighnabruaich Primary School?
Tighnabruaich Primary School is at School Road, TIGHNABRUAICH, TIGHNABRUAICH, PA21 2BE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)