School Placing Requests
Apply For a Place Outside your Catchment Area
You can ask us for a place in a school outside of your catchment area. This is called a placing request.
A placing request for a mainstream school will only be granted after places have been given to children living in the catchment area.
How do I make a Placing Request?
To make a placing request, you are required to submit a placing request application form.
Catchment Areas
Lewis
| SCHOOL | CATCHMENT AREA |
| Back | Back, Coll, Gress, Vatisker, New Tolsta, North Tolsta (from mothballed Tolsta School) |
| Bernera | Mothballed from August 2021, catchment area moved to Breasclete School |
| Breasclete | Breasclete, Callanish, Garynahine, Grimersta, Linshader, Tolsta Chaolais Bernera, Crulivig, Earshader, Lundale (from mothballed Bernera School) |
| Laxdale | Guershader, Laxdale, Newmarket, Newvalley, Marybank, Bennadrove |
| Lionel | Adabrock, Butt of Lewis, Cross Skigersta, Eorodale, Eoropie, Fivepenny, Habost, Knockaird, Lionel, Port of Ness, Skigersta,Cross, Dell, Swainbost |
| Pairc | Calbost, Caversta, Cromore, Garyvard, Gravir, Habost, Kershader, Lemreway, Marvig, Orinsay |
| Sgoil an Rubha | Bayble, Eagleton, Garrabost Aird, Broker, Cnoc Chusbaig, Druim Shiadair, Flesherin, Newlands, Portnaguran, Portvoller, Shader Point, Sheshader, Shuilishader Aignish, Knock, Swordale |
| Sgoil an Taobh Siar | Ballantrushal, Borve, Galson, Melbost Borve, Shader, Barvas, Brue |
| Sgoil nan Loch | Achmore, Leurbost, Lochganvich, Crossbost, Ranish, Grimshader Airidhbhruach, Balallan, Laxay, Keose, Seaforthhead, Eishken, Valtos and Shieldinish |
| Shawbost | Arnol, Bragar, Dalbeg, Shawbost, Carloway, Dalmore, Doune Carloway, |
| Stornoway Primary | Manor Farm to Memorial Avenue, Stornoway, Steinish, Cearns,Branahuie, Braighe Road, Holm, Melbost, Parkend, Plasterfield, Sandwick, Olivers Brae |
| Tolsta | Mothballed from August 2019, catchment area moved to Back School |
| Tong | Tong (including Milkinghill) |
| Uig | Aird Uig, Ardroil, Breanish, Carishader, Carnish, Cliff, Crowlista, Enaclete, Geshader, Gisla, Islivig, Kneep, Lochcroistean, Mangersta, Miavaig, Morsgail, Reef, Scaliscro, Ungishader, Valtos |
Harris
| School | Catchment Area |
| Leverhulme Memorial | Ardvey, Borrisdale, Borsam, Borve, Finsbay, Horgabost, Leverburgh, Lingerbay, Northton, Quidinish, Rodel, Scarista, Strond |
| Sir E Scott | Aline, Amhuinnsuidhe, Ardhasaig, Ardvey Stockinish, Ardvourlie, Bedersaig, Bowglass, Bunavoneadar, Carragreich Cliasmol, Cluer, Collam, Diracleit, Drinishader, Flodabay, Geocrab, Govig, Grosebay, Horsaclete, Hushinish, Isle of Scalpay, Kendibig, Kyles Scalpay, Leacklee, Lickisto, Luskentyre, Maaruig, Manish, Meavaig North, Meavaig South, Plockropool, Rhenigidale, Scadabay, Scaladale, Seilebost, Stockinish, Tarbert, Urgha |
North Uist
| School | Catchment Area |
| Sgoil Uibhish a Tuath | Ardnastruban, Balaglas, Baleshare, Baymore, Broad Island, Blackpoint, Carinish Carnach, Clachan, Claddach Baleshare, Claddach Carnish, Gearradubh, Grimsay Kallin, Keannary, Knockquien, Lameric, Langass, Locheport, Scotvein, Sidinish, Yellow Point. Blasheval, Cheesebay, Clachan Sands, Hoebeg, Lochmaddy, Lochportan, Minish, Newton Fery, Sponish, Strumore, Ahmor, Strombane. Ardheisker, Baleloch, Balemartin, Balemore, Balranald, Bayhead, Claddach Illeray, Claddach Kirkibost, Claddach Knockline, Claddach Kyles, Commitee Road End Houses, Dusary, Hastin, Horisary, Hosta, Hougharry, Knockintorran, Knockline, Kyles Paible, Paiblesgarry, Scolpaig, Tigharry. Claddach Vallay, Grenitote, Griminish, Malaclete, Middlequarter, Sollas. Island of Berneray |
Benbecula and South Uist
| School | Catchment Area |
| Balivanich | Aird, Balivanich, Dunganichy, Gramsdale, Uachdar, Island Flodda, Kyles Flodda, Muir of Aird, Nunton. |
| Daliburgh | Airidhmhullin, Askernish, North and South Boisdale, Bornish, Daliburgh, East & West Kilbride, Frobost, Garryhallie, Garrynamonie, North & South Glendale, Kildonan, Kilpheder, Lochboisdale, North & South Locheynort, Ludag, Milton, Mingarry, Pollachar, Smerclate, Strome, Trossaraidh, Island of Eriskay. |
| Iochdar | Ardchuig, Ardivachair, Ardmhor, Ardnamonie, Balgarva, Bualadubh, Carnan Graigstrome, Creagorry, Drimsdale, East & West Gerinish, Griminish, Grimsay Island, Grogarry, Hacklete, Holmar, Howbeg, Howmore, Iochdar Kilaulay, Kilerivagh, Liniclate, Linique, Lochcarnan, Lochskipport, Noss, Peninerine, Petersport, Rhughashinish, Sandwick, Snishival, Stilligarry, Torlum, Uskevagh, Ormiclate, Stoneybridge, N.Stoneybridge. |
Barra
| School | Catchment Area |
| Eoligarry | Eoligarry, Ardmhor, Ardveenish, Northbay, Bayherivagh, Bogach, Bruernish, Bolnabodach |
| Castlebay | Vatersay, Uidh, Caolis, Nask, Kentangaval, Tangusdale, Cleat, Grean, Allasdale, Craigston, Borve, Castlebay, Bentangaval, Glen, Garrygall, Ledaig, Criochan, Brevig, Skallary, Leanish, Earsary, Rhulios , |