Findochty Primary School, MORAY
Findochty Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray.
- Attendance
- 94.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Findochty Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Findochty 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.
Findochty Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 62 pupils, an average class size of 20.7 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.9% in 2024/25, and 12.9% 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 41% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Findochty Primary School are Portessie Primary School (1.5 miles), Portknockie Primary School (1.8 miles), Millbank Primary School (2.6 miles) and Cluny Primary School (2.7 miles).
Portessie Primary SchoolPortknockie Primary SchoolMillbank Primary SchoolCluny Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Findochty Primary School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mid Street (opposite), 90 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Findochty Primary School in November 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changesatisfactory
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Findochty 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 Findochty Primary School
When was Findochty Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Findochty Primary School in November 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as satisfactory; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Findochty Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Findochty 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 Findochty Primary School?
If you live in Findochty 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 Findochty 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 Findochty Primary School?
Findochty Primary School is at Burnside Street, Findochty, MORAY, MORAY, AB56 4QW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)