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Spean Bridge Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Spean Bridge PH34 4EU · 01397 712914
On the mapSearch near PH34 4EU
Overview
- Pupils
- 79
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 25 places
- Teachers
- 5.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
- Average class size
- 19.8
- Additional support needs
- 26 pupils (33%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (55 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 (short inspection, report published 12 September 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 2 (weak); Raising attainment and achievement 2 (weak). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 12 Sept 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 2 · Weak |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Sept 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Sept 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 5 · Very good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 22 Jun 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 25
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) | 2 · Weak |