Schools near Tain
The 21 schools closest to Tain by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Tain
Here are the 21 nearest schools to Tain, ordered by how far each one sits from the centre. The closest is Knockbreck Primary School - Tain, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or council area, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Education Scotland inspects the schools on this page. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators, so follow any school for its inspection report and the pupil-census figures the Scottish Government publishes. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Tain, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Tain itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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Knockbreck Primary School - Tain0.6 miles
Primary
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Tain Royal Academy0.8 miles
Secondary
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Craighill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary
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St Duthus School1.0 miles
Special schools
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Hill of Fearn Primary School3.4 miles
Primary
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Milton Primary School4.4 miles
Primary
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Inver Primary School4.4 miles
Primary
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Dornoch Academy5.5 miles
Secondary
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Dornoch Primary5.5 miles
Primary
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Hilton of Cadboll Primary School5.8 miles
Primary
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Newmore Primary School8.1 miles
Primary
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Tarbat Old Primary School8.2 miles
Primary
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Cromarty Primary School8.4 miles
Primary
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Invergordon Academy9.0 miles
Secondary
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South Lodge Primary School9.0 miles
Primary
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Park Primary School9.3 miles
Primary
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Obsdale Primary School10.1 miles
Primary
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Ardross Primary School10.4 miles
Primary
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Bridgend Primary School10.8 miles
Primary
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Coulhill Primary School11.1 miles
Primary
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Alness Academy11.1 miles
Secondary
Common questions
- How many schools are near Tain?
- This page lists the 21 closest schools to the centre of Tain by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Tain?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Tain is Knockbreck Primary School - Tain, about 0.6 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.