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Grantown Grammar School, Grantown-on-Spey

Secondary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Grantown Grammar School is a secondary school for pupils in Grantown-on-Spey.

Attendance
88.4%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Grantown Grammar School in detail

School in Scotland

Grantown Grammar 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 364 pupils and 10.6 pupils per teacher.

6% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 88.4% in 2024/25, and 41.4% 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 poor (C); the school was 64% full.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Grantown Grammar School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grammar School (outside), 70 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Highland
Phone:01479 872649
Address:Cromdale Road, Grantown-on-Spey, Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3HU
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Grantown Grammar School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5150132

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Grammar School (o/s)
69m · 1 min walk
Grant House (opp)
300m · 5 min walk
Grantown Medical Practice (opp)
389m · 6 min walk
Coach Park (opp)
417m · 7 min walk
Garth Hotel (o/s)
430m · 7 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
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, 0 serious and 1 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 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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Feeder Primary Schools

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Questions parents ask about Grantown Grammar School

What is the catchment area for Grantown Grammar School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Grantown Grammar 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 Highland. Highland publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Grantown Grammar School?

If you live in Grantown Grammar School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Highland will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Highland - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Grantown Grammar 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, 0 serious and 1 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Grantown Grammar School?

Grantown Grammar School is at Cromdale Road, Grantown-on-Spey, Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3HU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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