Anderson's Primary School, MORAY
Anderson's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray.
- Attendance
- 93.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Anderson's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Anderson's 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 263 pupils, an average class size of 26.3 and 19.1 pupils per teacher.
31% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 15% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 17% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.4% in 2024/25, and 18.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Anderson's Primary School are Applegrove Primary School (0.2 miles), Pilmuir Primary School (0.7 miles), Kinloss Primary School (2.6 miles) and Dyke Primary School (3.1 miles).
Applegrove Primary SchoolPilmuir Primary SchoolKinloss Primary SchoolDyke Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Forres Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Anderson's Primary School (at), 60 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 Anderson's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Anderson's Primary School
What is the catchment area for Anderson's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Anderson's 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 Anderson's Primary School?
If you live in Anderson's 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 Anderson's 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 Anderson's Primary School?
Anderson's Primary School is at High Street, Forres, MORAY, MORAY, IV36 1DB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)