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Banavie Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Tomonie, Fort William PH33 7LX · banavieprimary.wordpress.com · 01397 772402
On the mapSearch near PH33 7LX
Overview
- Pupils
- 86
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 18 places
- Teachers
- 5.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
- Average class size
- 21.5
- Additional support needs
- 22 pupils (26%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 13 pupils (15%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (62 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 14 February 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 14 Feb 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 30 Jun 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 18
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 3 · Adequate |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |