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Bowmore Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Bowmore, Isle of Islay, ARGYLL PA43 7JX · bowmore.argyll-bute.sch.uk · 01496 810522
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Overview
- Pupils
- 58
- 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 · 30 places
- Teachers
- 3.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
- Average class size
- 19.3
- Additional support needs
- 25 pupils (43%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Taught in Gaelic
- 58 pupils (100%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (41 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 13 January 2015) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 2 (weak); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 13 Jan 2015
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 2 · Weak |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 18 Mar 2020
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
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? | 4 · Good |