St Peter's RC Primary School, MORAY
St Peter's RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 92%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Peter's RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Peter's RC 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.
St Peter's RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 94 pupils, an average class size of 18.8 and 12.2 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 59% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 18% 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% in 2024/25, and 35.6% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Peter's RC Primary School are Cluny Primary School (0.2 miles), Millbank Primary School (0.7 miles), Portessie Primary School (1.5 miles) and Portgordon Primary School (1.7 miles).
Cluny Primary SchoolMillbank Primary SchoolPortessie Primary SchoolPortgordon Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Peter's RC Primary School.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Peter's Terrace (at), 100 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 St Peter's RC Primary School in September 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 St Peter's RC Primary School
When was St Peter's RC Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Peter's RC Primary School in September 2026.
What is the catchment area for St Peter's RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Peter's RC 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 St Peter's RC Primary School?
If you live in St Peter's RC 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 St Peter's RC 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 St Peter's RC Primary School?
St Peter's RC Primary School is at 37 St Peter's Terrace, Buckie, MORAY, MORAY, AB56 1QN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)