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Lhanbryde Primary School, MORAY

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

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

Attendance
92.5%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Lhanbryde Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Lhanbryde 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.

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

In the 2025 pupil census it had 134 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 13.1 pupils per teacher.

45% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 17.6% 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 46% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Lhanbryde Primary School are New Elgin Primary School (3.3 miles), Mosstodloch Primary School (3.4 miles), Linkwood Primary School (3.5 miles) and East End Primary School (3.5 miles).

New Elgin Primary SchoolMosstodloch Primary SchoolLinkwood Primary SchoolEast End Primary School

Getting there

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

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodlands Drive (at), 30 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 842649
Address:Garmouth Road, Lhanbryde, MORAY, MORAY, IV30 8PD
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Lhanbryde Primary School in February 2025.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:5201926

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Woodlands Drive (at)
26m · 0 min walk
Park View (opp)
138m · 2 min walk
Elsher Road (at)
284m · 5 min walk
Lady Margaret Drive (at)
314m · 5 min walk
Templand Road (adj)
334m · 5 min walk

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 Lhanbryde Primary School

When was Lhanbryde Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Lhanbryde Primary School in February 2025.

What is the catchment area for Lhanbryde Primary School?

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

If you live in Lhanbryde 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 Lhanbryde 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 Lhanbryde Primary School?

Lhanbryde Primary School is at Garmouth Road, Lhanbryde, MORAY, MORAY, IV30 8PD.

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

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