What did Education Scotland judge Anderson's Primary School's quality indicator to be?

Education Scotland judged Anderson's Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in September 2023, on Education Scotland's own scale.

How many pupils attend Anderson's Primary School?

Anderson's Primary School has 263 pupils on roll.

Where is Anderson's Primary School located?

Anderson's Primary School is located in MORAY, IV36 1DB, Moray.

How do I apply to Anderson's Primary School?

In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Anderson's Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Moray Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.

How are P1 places decided at Anderson's Primary School?

When Anderson's Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the zoned catchment area — Normally your child will attend the local catchment school. Placing requests will only be granted once places have been given to children living in the catchment area. A child wishing to attend a denominational school without a Roman Catholic baptismal certificate must make a placing request. Tie-break: Category 8: straight-line distance from school to home, closest first.

What is the largest ethnic background at Anderson's Primary School?

According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 84.4% of pupils at Anderson's Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Anderson's Primary School: Catchment 2026

How places are decided at Anderson's Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the zoned catchment area — Normally your child will attend the local catchment school. Placing requests will only be granted once places have been given to children living in the catchment area. A child wishing to attend a denominational school without a Roman Catholic baptismal certificate must make a placing request.

If two applications tie: Category 8: straight-line distance from school to home, closest first.

Decisions rest with a Senior Officer from Education working to the published guidelines. A successful placing request carries no free transport. A placing request to a primary school gives no entitlement to the associated secondary; a fresh placing request is needed if the family lives outside that secondary's delineated area.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Anderson's Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Anderson's Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Anderson's Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in September 2023, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Anderson's Primary School?: Anderson's Primary School has 263 pupils on roll.
Where is Anderson's Primary School located?: Anderson's Primary School is located in MORAY, IV36 1DB, Moray.
How do I apply to Anderson's Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Anderson's Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Moray Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Anderson's Primary School?: When Anderson's Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the zoned catchment area — Normally your child will attend the local catchment school. Placing requests will only be granted once places have been given to children living in the catchment area. A child wishing to attend a denominational school without a Roman Catholic baptismal certificate must make a placing request. Tie-break: Category 8: straight-line distance from school to home, closest first.
What is the largest ethnic background at Anderson's Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 84.4% of pupils at Anderson's Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Anderson's Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the zoned catchment area — Normally your child will attend the local catchment school. Placing requests will only be granted once places have been given to children living in the catchment area. A child wishing to attend a denominational school without a Roman Catholic baptismal certificate must make a placing request.

If two applications tie: Category 8: straight-line distance from school to home, closest first.

Anderson's Primary School: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Anderson's Primary School's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Anderson's Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in September 2023, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Anderson's Primary School?: Anderson's Primary School has 263 pupils on roll.
Where is Anderson's Primary School located?: Anderson's Primary School is located in MORAY, IV36 1DB, Moray.
How do I apply to Anderson's Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Anderson's Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Moray Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Anderson's Primary School?: When Anderson's Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the zoned catchment area — Normally your child will attend the local catchment school. Placing requests will only be granted once places have been given to children living in the catchment area. A child wishing to attend a denominational school without a Roman Catholic baptismal certificate must make a placing request. Tie-break: Category 8: straight-line distance from school to home, closest first.
What is the largest ethnic background at Anderson's Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 84.4% of pupils at Anderson's Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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