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Highland Council schools closed Friday 9 January 2015

9th January 2015

Highland Council school closure report - update.

The following schools are closed until further notice in The Highland Council area.

Aldourie Primary 09 Jan 9:49 am : Closed (bad weather)
Altnaharra Primary 09 Jan 9:58 am : Closed (bad weather)
Altnaharra Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:58 am : Closed (bad weather)
Alvie Primary 09 Jan 10:51 am : Closed (bad weather)
Ardersier Primary 09 Jan 9:40 am : Closed (bad weather)
Ardersier Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:40 am : Closed (bad weather)
Ardross Nursery 09 Jan 9:22 am : Closed (bad weather)
Ardross Primary 09 Jan 9:22 am : Closed (bad weather)
Auchtertyre Primary 09 Jan 10:18 am : Closed (bad weather)
Auchtertyre Primary Nursery 09 Jan 10:20 am : Closed (bad weather)
Aviemore Primary 09 Jan 12:29 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Avoch Primary 09 Jan 9:50 am : Closed (bad weather)
Avoch Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:50 am : Closed (bad weather)
Badcaul Primary 09 Jan 9:47 am : Closed (bad weather)
Balloch Primary 09 Jan 9:29 am : Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
Ben Wyvis Primary 09 Jan 12:35 pm : Closed (no water/heating/power)
Ben Wyvis Primary Nursery 09 Jan 12:35 pm : Closed (no water/heating/power)
Black Isle Education Centre 09 Jan 11:17 am : Closed (bad weather)
Bonar Bridge Nursery - EM 09 Jan 12:28 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Bonar Bridge Nursery - GM 09 Jan 12:28 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Bonar Bridge Primary 09 Jan 12:28 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Bower Primary 08 Jan 5:42 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Broadford Nursery - EM 09 Jan 9:31 am : Closed (bad weather)
Broadford Nursery - GM 09 Jan 9:31 am : Closed (bad weather)
Broadford Primary 09 Jan 9:32 am : Closed (bad weather)
Brora Primary 09 Jan 1:03 pm : Closed (damage to school building)
Brora Primary Nursery 09 Jan 1:07 pm : Closed (damage to school building)
Bualnaluib Primary 09 Jan 9:44 am : Closed (bad weather)
Bualnaluib Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:44 am : Closed (bad weather)
Canisbay Primary 09 Jan 9:30 am : Closed (bad weather)
Canisbay Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:30 am : Closed (bad weather)
Castletown Primary 09 Jan 9:25 am : Closed (bad weather)
Castletown Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:25 am : Closed (bad weather)
Cawdor Primary 09 Jan 9:50 am : Closed (bad weather)
Cawdor Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:50 am : Closed (bad weather)
Charleston Academy 09 Jan 9:53 am : Closed (bad weather)
Craighill Nursery - EM 09 Jan 9:51 am : Closed (bad weather)
Craighill Nursery - GM 09 Jan 9:51 am : Closed (bad weather)
Craighill Primary 09 Jan 9:51 am : Closed (bad weather)
Cromarty Primary 09 Jan 9:25 am : Closed (bad weather)
Crossroads Primary 08 Jan 5:46 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Culbokie Primary 09 Jan 9:58 am : Closed (bad weather)
Culbokie Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:58 am : Closed (bad weather)
Dingwall Academy 09 Jan 9:53 am : Closed (bad weather)
Dornoch Academy 09 Jan 9:58 am : Closed (bad weather)
Dornoch Primary 09 Jan 9:53 am : Closed (bad weather)
Dornoch Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:53 am : Closed (bad weather)
Drummond School 09 Jan 9:37 am : Closed (bad weather)
Drummond School Nursery 09 Jan 9:37 am : Closed (bad weather)
Duror Primary 09 Jan 9:52 am : Closed (bad weather)
Edderton Primary 09 Jan 12:28 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Edderton Primary Nursery 09 Jan 12:28 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Farr High 08 Jan 3:45 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Farr Primary (Inv) 09 Jan 12:26 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Farr Primary Nursery (Inv) 09 Jan 12:27 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Foyers Primary 09 Jan 9:46 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gairloch High 09 Jan 9:35 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gairloch Nursery - EM 09 Jan 9:27 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gairloch Nursery - GM 09 Jan 9:27 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gairloch Primary 09 Jan 9:28 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gergask Primary 09 Jan 9:55 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gergask Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:55 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gledfield Primary 09 Jan 9:48 am : Closed (bad weather)
Gledfield Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:48 am : Closed (bad weather)
Glen Urquhart High 09 Jan 9:56 am : Closed (bad weather)
Glenelg Primary 09 Jan 10:57 am : Closed (no water/heating/power)
Glenelg Primary Nursery 09 Jan 10:58 am : Closed (no water/heating/power)
Glenurquhart Primary 09 Jan 12:29 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Golspie High 09 Jan 11:00 am : Closed (bad weather)
Golspie Primary 09 Jan 9:57 am : Closed (bad weather)
Golspie Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:57 am : Closed (bad weather)
Halkirk Primary 08 Jan 4:46 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Hill of Fearn Primary 09 Jan 12:31 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Hillhead Primary 09 Jan 9:38 am : Closed (bad weather)
Hillhead Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:38 am : Closed (bad weather)
Invergarry Primary 09 Jan 9:23 am : Closed (bad weather)
Invergarry Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:23 am : Closed (bad weather)
Invergordon Academy 09 Jan 9:58 am : Closed (bad weather)
Inverie Primary 09 Jan 9:56 am : Closed (bad weather)
Keiss Primary 09 Jan 9:39 am : Closed (bad weather)
Keiss Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:39 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kilmuir Primary 09 Jan 9:43 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kilmuir Primary Nursery - GM 09 Jan 9:44 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kiltearn Primary 09 Jan 9:48 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kiltearn Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:48 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kingussie Primary 09 Jan 9:50 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kingussie Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:50 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kinlochleven High 09 Jan 9:52 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kinlochleven Primary 09 Jan 9:52 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kinlochleven Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:52 am : Closed (bad weather)
Knockbreck Primary (Dunvegan) 09 Jan 9:55 am : Closed (bad weather)
Knockbreck Primary Nursery (Skye) 09 Jan 9:55 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kyle Primary 09 Jan 9:24 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kyle Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:24 am : Closed (bad weather)
Kyleakin Primary 09 Jan 12:37 pm : Closed (damage to school building)
Kyleakin Primary Nursery 09 Jan 12:37 pm : Closed (damage to school building)
Lady Lovat Primary 09 Jan 9:51 am : Closed (bad weather)
Lairg Primary 09 Jan 9:59 am : Closed (bad weather)
Lairg Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:59 am : Closed (bad weather)
Loch Duich Primary 09 Jan 10:24 am : Closed (bad weather)
Lochcarron Primary 09 Jan 10:29 am : Closed (no water/heating/power)
Macdiarmid Primary 09 Jan 9:54 am : Closed (bad weather)
Macdiarmid Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:54 am : Closed (bad weather)
Mallaig High 09 Jan 9:35 am : Closed (bad weather)
Mallaig Nursery - EM 04 Jan 10:18 pm : Closed (damage to school building)
Mallaig Nursery - GM 04 Jan 10:18 pm : Closed (damage to school building)
Mallaig Primary 04 Jan 10:18 pm : Closed (damage to school building)
Melvich Primary 08 Jan 4:40 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Melvich Primary Nursery 08 Jan 4:40 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Miller Academy Nursery 09 Jan 9:27 am : Closed (bad weather)
Miller Academy Primary 09 Jan 9:27 am : Closed (bad weather)
Mount Pleasant Primary 09 Jan 9:34 am : Closed (bad weather)
Mount Pleasant Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:34 am : Closed (bad weather)
Newmore Primary 09 Jan 9:21 am : Closed (bad weather)
North Kessock Primary 09 Jan 11:19 am : Closed (bad weather)
North Kessock Primary Nursery 09 Jan 11:22 am : Closed (bad weather)
Park Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:33 am : Closed (bad weather)
Park Primary School 09 Jan 9:33 am : Closed (bad weather)
Pennyland Primary 08 Jan 5:28 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Plockton High 08 Jan 4:45 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Plockton Nursery - GM 08 Jan 2:24 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Plockton Primary 08 Jan 2:25 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Poolewe Primary 09 Jan 9:28 am : Closed (bad weather)
Poolewe Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:29 am : Closed (bad weather)
Portree High 09 Jan 9:56 am : Closed (bad weather)
Reay Primary 08 Jan 3:44 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Rogart Nursery 09 Jan 9:57 am : Closed (bad weather)
Rogart Primary 09 Jan 9:57 am : Closed (bad weather)
Rosehall Primary 09 Jan 9:23 am : Closed (bad weather)
Scoraig Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:40 am : Closed (bad weather)
Scoraig School 09 Jan 9:40 am : Closed (bad weather)
Scourie Playgroup 09 Jan 9:39 am : Closed (bad weather)
Scourie Primary 09 Jan 9:39 am : Closed (bad weather)
Sleat Nursery - EM 09 Jan 9:42 am : Closed (bad weather)
Sleat Nursery - GM 09 Jan 9:42 am : Closed (bad weather)
Sleat Primary 09 Jan 9:43 am : Closed (bad weather)
Smithton Primary 09 Jan 9:36 am : Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
Smithton Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:37 am : Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (bad weather)
South Lodge Primary 09 Jan 9:34 am : Closed (bad weather)
South Lodge Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:34 am : Closed (bad weather)
South Primary 09 Jan 9:41 am : Closed (bad weather)
St Bride's Primary 09 Jan 9:40 am : Closed (bad weather)
St Brides Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:41 am : Closed (bad weather)
St Clement's School 09 Jan 9:44 am : Closed (bad weather)
St Clement's School Nursery 09 Jan 9:45 am : Closed (bad weather)
St Duthus School 09 Jan 9:49 am : Closed (bad weather)
Staffin Primary 09 Jan 9:43 am : Closed (bad weather)
Staffin Primary Nursery - GM 09 Jan 9:43 am : Closed (bad weather)
Stoer Primary 08 Jan 5:33 pm : Closed (no water/heating/power)
Stoer Primary Nursery 08 Jan 5:33 pm : Closed (no water/heating/power)
Strathdearn Primary 09 Jan 9:36 am : Closed (bad weather)
Strathdearn Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:36 am : Closed (bad weather)
Strathpeffer Primary 09 Jan 9:51 am : Closed (bad weather)
Strathpeffer Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:51 am : Closed (bad weather)
Struan Primary 09 Jan 9:49 am : Closed (bad weather)
Struan Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:49 am : Closed (bad weather)
Tain Royal Academy 09 Jan 9:46 am : Closed (bad weather)
Tarbat Old Primary 09 Jan 12:30 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Tarbat Old Primary Nursery 09 Jan 12:30 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Thrumster Primary 09 Jan 9:25 am : Closed (bad weather)
Thrumster Primary Nursery 09 Jan 9:25 am : Closed (bad weather)
Thurso High 08 Jan 4:01 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Tongue Primary 08 Jan 4:18 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Tore Primary 09 Jan 9:41 am : Closed (bad weather)
Watten Pre-school Playgroup 09 Jan 9:26 am : Closed (bad weather)
Watten Primary 09 Jan 9:26 am : Closed (bad weather)
Wick High 09 Jan 9:37 am : Closed (bad weather)
Wick North Primary 09 Jan 11:29 am : Closed (bad weather)
Wick North Primary Nursery 09 Jan 11:29 am : Closed (bad weather)
Wick South Primary Nursery 09 Jan 12:28 pm : Closed (bad weather)
Schools and nurseries listed above: 170
Total pupil roll from closed schools: 12539

School closures can be found on the council's website at: www.highland.gov.uk/schoolclosures. The page is updated daily between the hours of 7am and 6pm.

Information on school closures is also available on the school closures information line - phone 0800 564 2272 to get the latest pre-recorded message from the head teacher of your child's school. Have your school's PIN ready when you call.

 

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