Aberlour Primary School, MORAY
Aberlour Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Aberlour Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Aberlour Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Aberlour Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 115 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 13.7 pupils per teacher.
34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 61% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Aberlour Primary School are Craigellachie Primary School (2.2 miles), Mortlach Primary School (3.9 miles) and Rothes Primary School (4.2 miles).
Craigellachie Primary SchoolMortlach Primary SchoolRothes Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Aberlour Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fleming Hospital & Aberlour Health Centr (at), 160 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Aberlour Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Moray is 1 (the median across 53 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Aberlour Primary School
What is the catchment area for Aberlour Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aberlour Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Moray. Moray publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Aberlour Primary School?
If you live in Aberlour Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Moray will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Moray - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Aberlour Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Moray is 1 (the median across 53 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aberlour Primary School?
Aberlour Primary School is at Mary Avenue, Aberlour, MORAY, MORAY, AB38 9PN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)