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Helmsdale Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Helmsdale, Sutherland KW8 6JW · 01431 821244
Overview
- Pupils
- 41
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 15 places
- Teachers
- 2.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
- Average class size
- 20.5
- Additional support needs
- 14 pupils (34%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (27 pupils)
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 (short inspection, report published 16 May 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 16 May 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Sept 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Sept 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 18 Sept 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 15
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |