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St Columba's Primary School

Oban Primary Campus, Soroba Road, PA34 4SB

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
212
SEED code
8107122
Local authority
Argyll and Bute
Website
School website
Telephone
01631 568092/0/1

About this school

St Columba's Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school in Oban. It has 212 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected St Columba's Primary School under its current framework. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Not yet inspected

This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.

Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
172
2024
189
2025
212
Pupils per teacher
2023
17.7
2024
18
2025
17.7
Average class size
2023
24.6
2024
23.6
2025
23.6
English as an additional language
2023
27
2024
31
2025
24
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
22.4%
2024
21.3%
2025
36.1%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
6 (3%)
Q2
48 (23%)
Q3
63 (30%)
Q4
95 (45%)
Q5 (least deprived)
0 (0%)

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Oban

Common questions

What kind of school is St Columba's Primary School?
St Columba's Primary School is a primary school in Oban.
Has St Columba's Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected St Columba's Primary School, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How big is St Columba's Primary School?
St Columba's Primary School has 212 pupils on roll.
Does St Columba's Primary School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.