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Lochcarron Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Strathcarron IV54 8YS · lochcarronprimary.wordpress.com · 01520 722445
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Overview
- Pupils
- 43
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium, with a Gaelic medium stream
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Nursery class
- Yes · 20 places
- Teachers
- 4.9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.8
- Average class size
- 14.3
- Additional support needs
- 17 pupils (40%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 43 pupils (100%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (26 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 (full inspection, report published 25 March 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 25 Mar 2025
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Jan 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jan 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 3 Jul 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 20
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 |