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Port Ellen Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, ARGYLL PA42 7BW · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01496 302141
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Overview
- Pupils
- 82
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Nursery class
- Yes · 32 places
- Teachers
- 5.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Average class size
- 20.5
- Additional support needs
- 37 pupils (45%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 82 pupils (100%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (54 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 11 February 2014) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: 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 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 11 Feb 2014
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| 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 | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 15 Jul 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 32
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |