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Shawbost School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Shawbost, Lewis HS2 9BQ · 01851 710212
Overview
- Pupils
- 42
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- Gaelic medium, with an English medium stream
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Teachers
- 5.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.8
- Average class size
- 10.5
- Additional support needs
- 10 pupils (24%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 42 pupils (100%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (32 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 (inspection, report published 30 August 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 5 (very good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 30 Aug 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 5 · Very good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |