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Kirkhill Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
St Mary's Road, Kirkhill, INVERNESS-SHIRE IV5 7NX · 01463 831543
Overview
- Pupils
- 129
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Highland
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 24 places
- Teachers
- 7.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Average class size
- 21.5
- Additional support needs
- 40 pupils (31%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Taught in Gaelic
- 68 pupils (53%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (90 pupils)
- P6 and older25.6% (10 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 1 April 2025) 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
- 1 Apr 2025
- 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 |
Previously: inspection, Apr 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Apr 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 19 May 2022
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 24
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |