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Pilmuir Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Pilmuir Road, Forres, MORAY, IV36 1HD · Moray

Forres’s School Grade C against Scotland’s towns

Pupils
143
September 2025, 9.9 teachers
Average class
20.4 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
54%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
The gist

What stands out about Pilmuir Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 20.4 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Pilmuir Primary School had 143 pupils in September 2025, with 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 51% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 77 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 54% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 15% are learning English as an additional language.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Pilmuir Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Pilmuir Primary School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Pilmuir Primary School: common questions

How good is Pilmuir Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Pilmuir Primary School?

143 in September 2025, in classes averaging 20.4 pupils.

How do I get a place at Pilmuir Primary School?

Through Moray council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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