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Merkinch Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Telford Road, Inverness IV3 8HY · merkinchps.edublogs.org · 01463 232962
Overview
- Pupils
- 216
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 16.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
- Average class size
- 24
- Additional support needs
- 128 pupils (59%)
- English as an additional language
- 24 pupils (11%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (154 pupils)
- P6 and older80.6% (50 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 (inspection, report published 8 February 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 8 Feb 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |