Alves Primary School, MORAY
Alves Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Alves Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Alves 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 88 pupils, an average class size of 22 and 14.7 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 17.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as bad (D) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alves Primary School are Mosstowie Primary School (2.8 miles), Kinloss Primary School (4.1 miles), Burghead Primary School (4.3 miles) and Hopeman Primary School (4.7 miles).
Mosstowie Primary SchoolKinloss Primary SchoolBurghead Primary SchoolHopeman Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Alves Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burghead Road (opposite), 40 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 Alves Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Alves Primary School
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 Alves Primary School
What is the catchment area for Alves Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Alves 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 Alves Primary School?
If you live in Alves 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 Alves 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 Alves Primary School?
Alves Primary School is at Main Road, Alves, MORAY, MORAY, IV30 8UR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)