Transition from Primary School

Most new pupils transfer from our associated primary schools: Craighill, Edderton, Gledfield, Hill of Fearn, Hilton of Cadboll, Inver, Knockbreck and Tarbat Old. Gàidhlig medium education is provided for pupils transferring from Gàidhlig medium units at Craighill.

Following the Primary 7 Transition Week in June, you will be invited to attend an evening meeting at the Academy when any queries you may have will be answered.

For pupils transferring from other schools, there are well established routines to make pupils feel at home in their new school.

All first-year pupils are assigned a sixth year pupil who acts as a “buddy” while the pupils settle into the routines of a secondary school. The buddies are all volunteers who go through a short training programme and liaise closely with guidance staff, particularly in the first few months of term. 

Moving into the Area

If you are seeking a place for your child in Tain Royal Academy, please contact the
school to arrange a meeting with depute rector responsible for enrolment.

Placing Requests

Each school serves its own particular catchment area. Pupils whose homes are located in that area will have priority in being allocated a place in the school. However, parents have the right to specify the school in which they wish to place their child. Information can be found here and link to the application form

Enrolment in a school outside your catchment area | Enrol your child for school | The Highland Council

Transportation

Transportation to and from school, for placing request pupils, is a parental responsibility. If pupils live out with the school catchment area and their parents wish them to attend Tain Royal Academy they can contact Mrs Marshall to arrange a visit. Parents of children with additional support needs, (including those that have Coordinated Support Plans) can make placing requests to any school in Scotland including schools outside of the local authority area they live in.

Apply for school transport | School transport | The Highland Council