Limepark, Broadford, Isle of Skye IV49 9AQ
Tel: 01471 822453
Fax: 01471 822378
Email: broadford.primary@highland.gov.uk
Head Teacher: Mr J G Wyness B.Ed. M.Ed.
Broadford Primary School was opened in 1975 to accommodate children from the wider Broadford area. There are four classrooms in the main school building and also a hall which serves as a dining room and P.E. area and in which the P1 pupils are currently taught. An area adjacent to the hall serves as a resource centre and library. Also within the school perimeter is a large demountable unit which provides facilities for another two classrooms. The school roll presently stands at 111 with eight permanent members of staff. English Medium classes P1 , P2/3, P4/5 and P6/7 and Gaelic Medium class P3/4/5, are taught in the main building while Gaelic Medium P1/2 and P5/6/7 are in the demountable unit.
Parents may choose to register children for either English Medium or Gaelic Medium education. Children entering G.M. at Pr. 1 do not need to be native or fluent Gaelic speakers as time will be taken to ensure that children acquire the language successfully before moving on in the curriculum.
There are also two nurseries in the school catering for children of 3 and 4 years old. There are an additional 40 pupils spread across the Gaelic and English Medium nurseries. As well as the nurseries, from August 2007, the school will have a dedicated Day Care / After School facility within its campus.
Though all school classes are composites and some are taught through the medium of Gaelic, it is important to note that the school operates at all times as a single unit.
Associated Secondary School:
Key Features
- Broadford school offers Gaelic Medium Education at nursery and primary school levels.
- Teachers and pupils have access to British Sign language
- There is a Homework Club
- There are after school activities and tutoring is provided in football, shinty, singing, stringed instruments and piping.
- There is a school choir.
- Broadford is a holder of the Eco Schools Green Flag Award, with an active Eco Committee.
- We are a Health Promoting School.
- There is an established and ongoing European Schools Partnership.