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Hythehill Primary School, Moray

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Hythehill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray.

Attendance
93.3%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Hythehill Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Hythehill 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.

Hythehill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 252 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 12.4 pupils per teacher.

41% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 33% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 22.7% 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 good (A); the school was 71% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Hythehill Primary School are St Gerardine Primary School (0.3 miles), Seafield Primary School (4 miles), Bishopmill Primary School (4.4 miles) and Linkwood Primary School (4.8 miles).

St Gerardine Primary SchoolSeafield Primary SchoolBishopmill Primary SchoolLinkwood Primary School

Getting there

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

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tullochs Brae (adjacent), 210 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:Moray
Phone:01343 812014
Address:Lossiemouth, Moray, Moray, IV31 6RF
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5202124

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Tullochs Brae (adj)
206m · 3 min walk
High School (opp)
289m · 5 min walk
Manson Terrace (at)
402m · 7 min walk
Fairisle Place (at)
437m · 7 min walk
Fulmar Road (opp)
457m · 7 min walk

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.

Commute and house prices

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Hythehill Primary School

What is the catchment area for Hythehill Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hythehill 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 Hythehill Primary School?

If you live in Hythehill 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 Hythehill 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 Hythehill Primary School?

Hythehill Primary School is at Lossiemouth, Moray, Moray, IV31 6RF.

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

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