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Garelochhead Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Feorlin Way, Garelochhead G84 0DG · garelochhead.argyll-bute.sch.uk · 01436 810322
Overview
- Pupils
- 69
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 5.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.1
- Average class size
- 17.2
- Additional support needs
- 21 pupils (30%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 22 pupils (32%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (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 18 January 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 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 18 Jan 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 19 Dec 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |