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Mosstodloch Primary School, MORAY

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

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

Attendance
92.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Mosstodloch Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Mosstodloch 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 173 pupils, an average class size of 24.7 and 17.7 pupils per teacher.

42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.

0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 20.9% 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 67% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Mosstodloch Primary School are Milne's Primary School (1.5 miles), Lhanbryde Primary School (3.4 miles) and Portgordon Primary School (4.8 miles).

Milne's Primary SchoolLhanbryde Primary SchoolPortgordon Primary School

Getting there

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

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pinewood Road (at), 20 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 820476
Address:Garmouth Road, Mosstodloch, MORAY, MORAY, IV32 7JB
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5202329

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Pinewood Road (at)
22m · 0 min walk
Garmouth Road (opp)
100m · 2 min walk
Stynie Road (opp)
353m · 6 min walk
Balnacoul Road (adj)
540m · 9 min walk
Linksfield Road (opp)
585m · 10 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 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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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Mosstodloch Primary School

What is the catchment area for Mosstodloch Primary School?

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

If you live in Mosstodloch 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 Mosstodloch Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Mosstodloch Primary School?

Mosstodloch Primary School is at Garmouth Road, Mosstodloch, MORAY, MORAY, IV32 7JB.

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

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