Tomintoul Primary School, BALLINDALLOCH
Tomintoul Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ballindalloch.
- Attendance
- 94%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tomintoul Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tomintoul 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.
Tomintoul Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 27 pupils, an average class size of 13.5 and 9.3 pupils per teacher.
26% 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 94% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 36% full.
Tomintoul Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Tomintoul Primary is a small rural school set within the Cairngorm National Park. At present, we have two classes - P1 to P 3 and P 4 to P7. We use our Tomintoul SMARTs to recognise our successes and achievements. Our vision is 'to be as SMART as we can be!""
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 Tomintoul Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Square (se-bound), 310 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Tomintoul 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
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 Moray is 1 (the median across 53 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 Tomintoul Primary School
What is the catchment area for Tomintoul Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tomintoul 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 Moray. Moray publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Tomintoul Primary School?
If you live in Tomintoul Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Moray will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Moray - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Tomintoul 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 Moray is 1 (the median across 53 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tomintoul Primary School?
Tomintoul Primary School is at Cults Drive, Tomintoul, BALLINDALLOCH, BALLINDALLOCH, AB37 9HA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)