Castlebay School

Primary P1–P7 · Secondary S1–S6Local authorityNon-denominational

Pupils: 182; Pupil census 2025-26
Pupils per teacher: Not recorded; Pupil–teacher ratio
Average class size: Not recorded; Pupil census
Teachers: 27.3; Full-time equivalent

Exam results compared

How this school's leavers did, against similar pupils elsewhere (virtual comparator) and Scotland. Choose a level and a year; hover or tap the chart for exact figures.

Leavers with 5 or more awards at National 5 level (SCQF 5) or better.

5+ National 5s: 2021-22

Castlebay School100%
Similar schools (virtual comparator)88%
Scotland68%

Performance over time

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5+ National 5s: Castlebay School compared with similar schools and Scotland
Year	Castlebay School	Similar schools	Scotland
2019-20	Suppressed	Suppressed	68%
2020-21	Suppressed	Suppressed	70%
2021-22	100%	88%	68%
2022-23	Suppressed	Suppressed	66%
2023-24	Suppressed	Suppressed	67%
2024-25	Suppressed	Suppressed	69%

Primary results in Na h-Eileanan Siar

Scotland has no primary exams. These are the official literacy and numeracy figures for primary pupils across the council.

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Primary results (P1, P4, P7)

Secondary results (school leavers)

Leavers with 5 or more awards at SCQF level 5 or better (e.g. National 5s)

Percentage of the school's leavers who left with 5 or more awards at SCQF level 5 or better. SCQF level 5 includes National 5s and other qualifications at that level.

2024-25SuppressedSimilar Suppressed · Scotland 69%
2023-24SuppressedSimilar Suppressed · Scotland 67%
2022-23SuppressedSimilar Suppressed · Scotland 66%
2021-22100%Similar 88% · Scotland 68%
2020-21SuppressedSimilar Suppressed · Scotland 70%
2019-20Suppressed

Inspection reports

Read the school’s inspection reports on the Education Scotland inspection report finder (search for seed code 6203132).

Exam results compared

How this school's leavers did, against similar pupils elsewhere (virtual comparator) and Scotland. Choose a level and a year; hover or tap the chart for exact figures.

Leavers with 5 or more awards at National 5 level (SCQF 5) or better.

5+ National 5s: 2021-22

Castlebay School100%
Similar schools (virtual comparator)88%
Scotland68%

Performance over time

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5+ National 5s: Castlebay School compared with similar schools and Scotland
Year	Castlebay School	Similar schools	Scotland
2019-20	Suppressed	Suppressed	68%
2020-21	Suppressed	Suppressed	70%
2021-22	100%	88%	68%
2022-23	Suppressed	Suppressed	66%
2023-24	Suppressed	Suppressed	67%
2024-25	Suppressed	Suppressed	69%

Academic year	Figure	Virtual comparator	Scotland
2015-16	Suppressed	Suppressed	49%
2016-17	55%	35%	49%
2017-18	50%	65%	50%
2018-19	50%	49%	51%
2019-20	50%	60%	55%
2020-21	Suppressed

Academic year	Figure	Virtual comparator	Scotland
2015-16	Suppressed	Suppressed	34%
2016-17	Suppressed	Suppressed	35%
2017-18	50%	40%	36%
2018-19	Suppressed	Suppressed	36%
2019-20	Suppressed	Suppressed	40%

Academic year	Figure	Virtual comparator	Scotland
2015-16	Suppressed	Suppressed	22%
2016-17	Suppressed	Suppressed	22%
2017-18	Suppressed	Suppressed	23%
2018-19	Suppressed	Suppressed	22%
2019-20	Suppressed	Suppressed	26%

Year	Na h-Eileanan Siar literacy	Na h-Eileanan Siar numeracy	Scotland literacy	Scotland numeracy
2016-17	64.1%	65.2%	69.2%	76.4%
2017-18	67.8%	66.7%	71.4%	78.4%
2018-19	67.4%	70.6%	72.3%	79.1%
2020-21	64.5%	71.2%	66.9%	74.7%
2021-22	74.1%	78.7%	70.5%	78%
2022-23	78.4%	82.2%	72.7%	79.6%
2023-24	78.5%	78.7%	74%	80.3%
2024-25	80.1%	81%	74.5%	80.3%

Castlebay School

Exam results compared

5+ National 5s: 2021-22

Performance over time

Primary results in Na h-Eileanan Siar

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Primary results (P1, P4, P7)

Secondary results (school leavers)

Leavers with 5 or more awards at SCQF level 5 or better (e.g. National 5s)

Inspection reports

Castlebay School

Exam results compared

5+ National 5s: 2021-22

Performance over time

Primary results in Na h-Eileanan Siar

All official figures

Primary results (P1, P4, P7)

Secondary results (school leavers)

Leavers with 5 or more awards at SCQF level 5 or better (e.g. National 5s)

Inspection reports

Leavers with 3 or more awards at SCQF level 6 or better (e.g. Highers)

Leavers with 5 or more awards at SCQF level 6 or better (e.g. Highers)

Leavers with 1 or more award at SCQF level 7 or better (e.g. Advanced Higher)

P1, P4 & P7 combined over time