St Thomas RC Primary School, MORAY
St Thomas RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Moray. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 90.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Thomas RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Thomas 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 Thomas RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 38 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 10 pupils per teacher.
89% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 21% 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 90.6% in 2024/25, and 30.9% 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 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas RC Primary School are Keith Primary School (0.5 miles), Newmill Primary School (1.3 miles), Botriphnie Primary School (4.8 miles) and Cairney School (4.9 miles).
Keith Primary SchoolNewmill Primary SchoolBotriphnie Primary SchoolCairney School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Keith Town (Keith and Dufftown Railway), about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapel Street (adjacent), 80 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 Thomas RC Primary School in January 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
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.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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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St Thomas RC Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Thomas RC Primary School
When was St Thomas RC Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Thomas RC Primary School in January 2022.
What is the catchment area for St Thomas RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Thomas 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 Thomas RC Primary School?
If you live in St Thomas 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 Thomas RC 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. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 St Thomas RC Primary School?
St Thomas RC Primary School is at Chapel Street, Keith, MORAY, MORAY, AB55 5AL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)