Lochardil Primary School, Inverness

The school lies two miles south of the centre of Inverness.  The catchment area includes and is bounded by: houses and streets off Drummond Road; houses on the west side of Culduthel Road from the junction with Drummond Road to Broom Drive; houses and roads off Stratherrick Road south to Balnakyle Road; houses and roads off Balnakyle Road to Lochy Road; houses to the immediate south of Balnakyle Road, Culduthel Avenue, and the Southern Distributor Road, bounded by Essich Road in the west, and Inverness Royal Academy in the East.

If in doubt whether a property is within the catchment area of the school you should contact the school.

Parents living outside the catchment area and wishing a place for their child at Lochardil School must make a placing request by writing to the Area Education Manager, at the Area Education Office, 13 Ardross Street, Inverness, stating the name and age of their child and requesting a place. As some of the classes are limited in size, it may be useful to contact the school to see if places may be available.

Curriculum Information is available for each stage of education Primary 1 Primary 2 Primary 3 Primary 4 & 5 Primary 6 & 7

Beautiful Butterflies by Nursery Pupils

The wearing of uniform is warmly recommended and encouraged. Uniform reduces the need for unnecessary expenditure by parents to meet changes in fashion and is a contributory factor to a good school community atmosphere.

The uniform is the standard low-cost school wear available through most retailers with the addition of the purple Lochardil School tie and the purple v-neck sweatshirt available from the school: 

Boys : Grey trousers, grey socks, grey shirt, school tie*, grey pullover or purple v-neck sweatshirt *;

Girls : Grey skirt or trousers, white socks, white blouse, school tie*, grey cardigan or purple v-neck sweatshirt *;

*ordered from the school in November and May

Suggested for gym days and P.E. activities:

White or purple polo shirts * and black shorts or cycle shorts      

* ordered from the school in November and May

To reduce the undue influence of fashion trends, it is recommended that designer sweatshirts, sports and football wear should not be worn to school on an everyday basis.