Schools in the Argyll and Bute council area
Argyll and Bute has 81 schools listed on OfferDay across 10 towns.
70 primary schools · 5 secondary schools · 5 all-through schools · 1 special or alternative provision school
About schools in Argyll and Bute
Most of the 81 schools listed in Argyll and Bute are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has five all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.
Schools in Argyll and Bute are inspected by Education Scotland. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.
Recently inspected in Argyll and Bute
The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.
- Tarbert Academy Education Scotland, 23 June 2026
- Castlehill Primary School Education Scotland, 16 June 2026
- John Logie Baird Primary School Education Scotland, 2 June 2026
- Tighnabruaich Primary School Education Scotland, 20 January 2026
- Ulva Primary School Education Scotland, 4 November 2025
- Lochgilphead High School Education Scotland, 4 November 2025
- Bunessan Primary School Education Scotland, 23 September 2025
- Rosneath Primary School Education Scotland, 2 September 2025
- Rothesay Academy Education Scotland, 19 August 2025
- Rhu Primary School Education Scotland, 19 August 2025
- Salen Primary School Education Scotland, 17 June 2025
- North Bute Primary School Education Scotland, 29 April 2025
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Argyll and Bute.
Schools not listed under a town
These schools have no town recorded in the national register.
Primary schools41
Secondary schools1
All-through schools2
Common questions about schools in Argyll and Bute
- How many schools are in Argyll and Bute?
- OfferDay lists 81 schools in Argyll and Bute, including 70 primary schools and five secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in Argyll and Bute?
- Schools in Argyll and Bute are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.
- Which are the best schools in Argyll and Bute?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in Argyll and Bute. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.
- How many towns are in the Argyll and Bute council area?
- OfferDay groups the Argyll and Bute schools across ten towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the council area is reachable.
School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.