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Dalneigh Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
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Overview
- Pupils
- 231
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 14.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Average class size
- 23.1
- Additional support needs
- 135 pupils (58%)
- English as an additional language
- 27 pupils (12%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (152 pupils)
- P6 and older60.8% (48 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 54%
- 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 1 May 2012) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 2 (weak); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 2 (weak); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 1 May 2012
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 2 · Weak |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 9 Jan 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
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? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |