Ulva Primary School, ARGYLL
Ulva Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 91.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ulva Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ulva 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.
Ulva Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 7 pupils, an average class size of 7 and 4.1 pupils per teacher.
71% 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 91.2% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 21% full.
Ulva Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Lochdonhead and Ulva Primary schools provide and active, safe, nurturing and caring environment in which all pupils achieve their full potential and have the confidence and skills to meet the challenges of the future. Our shared vision is underpinned by the Argyll & Bute Education Vision and Strategy Policy ‘Our Children, Their Future’."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Ulva Primary School in November 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentexcellent
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Ulva Primary School
Oral Storytelling at Shore School
21 Sep 2026
Seaweed Workshop
17 Sep 2026
SHORE SCHOOL ART
26 Jun 2026
COMMUNITY CAFE
18 Jun 2026
TAG RUGBY FESTIVAL
18 Jun 2026
MOSQUITO WORKSHOP
18 Jun 2026
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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 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 Ulva Primary School
When was Ulva Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Ulva Primary School in November 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as excellent and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Ulva Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ulva 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 Ulva Primary School?
If you live in Ulva 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 Ulva 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 Ulva Primary School?
Ulva Primary School is at Ulva Ferry, Isle Of Mull, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA73 6LT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)