Moray

52 schools · 44 primary · 8 secondary

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Schools

11,925

Pupils

880

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

Moray is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 52 state schools — 44 primary, 8 secondary, educating around 11,925 pupils with 880 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Moray spent around £7,252 per primary pupil and £9,211 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 93.5% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 31.5% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Moray are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.

Education spending in Moray

Gross council expenditure per pupil/place, shown against the Scotland average (2024-25).

£7,252

per primary pupil

▼ 5%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£9,211

per secondary pupil

▼ 1%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£10,410

per pre-school place

▼ 14%vs Scotland (£12,055)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. A higher figure is typical of rural and island councils, where smaller schools cost more per pupil to run — it does not by itself mean better-resourced classrooms.

School outcomes in Moray

How this council's schools compare to the Scotland average (2024-25). Higher is better.

93.5%

Positive destinations

▼ 2.2 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

64%

5+ at National 5

▼ 4.6 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

31.5%

5+ Highers

▼ 9.3 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

72.7%

Primary literacy

▼ 1.8 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

76.9%

Primary numeracy

▼ 3.4 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

91.2%

Attendance rate

▲ 0.2 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

67.3%

Parents satisfied

▼ 1.7 ptsvs Scotland (69%)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Outcomes are council-wide averages and reflect each school's intake and catchment, not just its teaching.