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Pennyland Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Trostan Road, Thurso KW14 7NY · pennylandschool.com · 01847 892661
On the mapSearch near KW14 7NY
Overview
- Pupils
- 153
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 72 places
- Teachers
- 9.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Average class size
- 21.9
- Additional support needs
- 36 pupils (24%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (104 pupils)
- P6 and older46.9% (23 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 12 January 2010) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 2 (weak); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 12 Jan 2010
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 2 · Weak |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 10 Jul 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 72
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |