Craigellachie Primary School, MORAY
Craigellachie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray.
- Attendance
- 92.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Craigellachie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Craigellachie 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 36 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 12.9 pupils per teacher.
44% 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 92.2% in 2024/25, and 22.4% 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 48% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Craigellachie Primary School are Aberlour Primary School (2.2 miles), Rothes Primary School (2.7 miles) and Mortlach Primary School (3.6 miles).
Aberlour Primary SchoolRothes Primary SchoolMortlach Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Dufftown (Keith and Dufftown Railway), about 3 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fife Street (adjacent), 270 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 Craigellachie 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)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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 Craigellachie Primary School
What is the catchment area for Craigellachie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Craigellachie 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 Craigellachie Primary School?
If you live in Craigellachie 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 Craigellachie Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Moray is 1 (the median across 53 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Craigellachie Primary School?
Craigellachie Primary School is at John Street, Craigellachie, MORAY, MORAY, AB38 9SX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)