# Education in Na h-Eileanan Siar North west Scotland. 25,770 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 3,097 square kilometres, the most sparsely populated council in the UK. 2 layers about education for Na h-Eileanan Siar, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## Number of schools Na h-Eileanan Siar: **24** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026. Na h-Eileanan Siar had 24 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=S12000013) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/education#l-schools-count ## Schools Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Na h-Eileanan Siar. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=S12000013) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/education#l-schools ## Schools in Na h-Eileanan Siar Na h-Eileanan Siar has 24 open schools: 18 primary, 2 secondary, 3 all-through and 1 independent. ### Primary (18) (18) | School | Type | | --- | --- | | [Back School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/back-school-s6232531) | Local Authority | | [Breasclete Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breasclete-primary-school-s6230725) | Local Authority | | [Daliburgh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/daliburgh-school-s6203434) | Local Authority | | [Eoligarry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eoligarry-primary-school-s6201326) | Local Authority | | [Iochdar Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/iochdar-primary-school-s6233627) | Local Authority | | [Laxdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laxdale-primary-school-s6231624) | Local Authority | | [Leverhulme Memorial School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leverhulme-memorial-school-s6203736) | Local Authority | | [Lionel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lionel-school-s6232736) | Local Authority | | [Pairc Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pairc-primary-school-s6231926) | Local Authority | | [Sgoil an Rubha](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sgoil-an-rubha-s6232434) | Local Authority | | [Sgoil an Taobh Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sgoil-an-taobh-siar-s1000322) | Local Authority | | [Sgoil Bhaile a Mhanaich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sgoil-bhaile-a-mhanaich-s6200427) | Local Authority | | [Sgoil Uibhist a Tuath](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sgoil-uibhist-a-tuath-s1003569) | Local Authority | | [Sgoil-nan-Loch](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sgoil-nan-loch-s6232930) | Local Authority | | [Shawbost School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shawbost-school-s6233031) | Local Authority | | [Stornoway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stornoway-primary-school-s6231829) | Local Authority | | [Tong Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tong-primary-school-s6232124) | Local Authority | | [Uig Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uig-primary-school-s6233325) | Local Authority | ### Secondary (2) (2) | School | Type | | --- | --- | | [Sgoil Lionacleit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sgoil-lionacleit-s6233430) | Local Authority | | [The Nicolson Institute](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-nicolson-institute-s6233139) | Local Authority | ### All-through (3) (3) | School | Type | | --- | --- | | [Castlebay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlebay-school-s6203132) | Local Authority | | [e-Sgoil nan Eilean Siar](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-sgoil-nan-eilean-siar-s1004204) | Local Authority | | [Sir E Scott School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-e-scott-school-s6204139) | Local Authority | ### Independent (1) (1) | School | Type | | --- | --- | | [Providence Christian School (formerly Lewis Independent Christian School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/providence-christian-school-formerly-lewis-independent-christian-school-s6280129) | Independent school | Inspection grades are published only inside each report. No outcome is shown. Source: Scottish Government, school contact list 31 July 2026. ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/housing) (8) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/crime) (6) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/people) (15) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/health) (4) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/environment) (5) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/council-tax) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/sources) (22) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000013/data?family=education ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/education, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/education#l-schools-count. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/na-h-eileanan-siar/education