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St Peter's RC Primary School

Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school

37 St Peter's Terrace, Buckie, MORAY AB56 1QN · moray.gov.uk · 01542 831339

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Overview

Pupils
94
September 2025 census
Local authority
Moray
Departments
Pre-school, Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Medium of education
English medium
Nursery class
Yes · 40 places
Teachers
7.7
Full-time equivalent
Pupils per teacher
12.2
Average class size
18.8
Additional support needs
55 pupils (59%)
English as an additional language
17 pupils (18%)
Free school meals
P1 to P5100% (54 pupils)
P6 and older35% (14 pupils)
Most deprived areas
0%
Most deprived fifth (SIMD)

From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.

Inspection

Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 21 February 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 2 (weak); Learning, teaching and assessment 2 (weak); Raising attainment and achievement 2 (weak); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 2 (weak).

Report published
21 Feb 2023
Full inspection · Education Scotland

Inspection reports

Quality indicators

Leadership of change2 · Weak
Learning, teaching and assessment2 · Weak
Raising attainment and achievement2 · Weak
Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion2 · Weak

Previously: inspection, Oct 2008

Earlier inspections

Before October 2016

  • Oct 2008Inspection
    Improvements in performance3 · Satisfactory
    Learners’ experiences4 · Good
    Meeting learning needs3 · Satisfactory
    The curriculum4 · Good
    Improvement through self-evaluation3 · Satisfactory

Care Inspectorate (nursery class)

Graded report
30 Jun 2026
Care Inspectorate
Nursery places
40

Care Inspectorate reports

Key questions

Children play and learn4 · Good
Children thrive and develop in quality spaces5 · Very good
Children are supported to achieve4 · Good
Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment)4 · Good

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