Tong Primary School, Lewis
Tong Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Lewis.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tong Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tong 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.
Tong Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 81 pupils, an average class size of 16.2 and 10.8 pupils per teacher.
26% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25, and 13.4% 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 poor (C); the school was 65% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tong Primary School are Laxdale Primary School (2 miles), Stornoway Primary School (2.4 miles) and Back School (2.9 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tong Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Milkinghill Park (opposite), 210 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 Tong Primary School in February 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Tong Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 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 Tong Primary School
When was Tong Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tong Primary School in February 2022.
What is the catchment area for Tong Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tong 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar. Na h-Eileanan Siar publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Tong Primary School?
If you live in Tong Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Na h-Eileanan Siar will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Na h-Eileanan Siar - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Tong Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tong Primary School?
Tong Primary School is at Tong, Lewis, Lewis, HS2 0HJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)