Crossroads Primary School

Consultation on the closure of Crossroads Primary School  

Moray Council’s Education, Children’s and Leisure Services Committee has agreed on Tuesday 17 September 2024 to start a statutory consultation on the proposal to close Crossroads Primary School.  

The Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 requires that local authorities undertake a formal consultation process whenever changes are proposed to the school estate, including the proposed closure of a school.

To find documents and information relating to the Crossroads Primary School closure consultation please click here.

Crossroads Primary School is a rural school which is part of the Keith Associated Schools Group (ASG). Moray Council agreed on 28 September 2022 to mothball the school from January 2023 as a consequence of the falling school roll.

The term ‘mothballing’ refers to a temporary decision to close a school where the roll has fallen to very low pupil numbers or to zero. Mothballing, rather than closure, provides the opportunity for a school to reopen should circumstances change. It is only appropriate for a temporary period and is subject to regular review.

As part of the regular review process, an engagement session was held in Kind Memorial Hall, Grange, on May 10 2023 to update the community on the status of school. 

On June 7 2023, Moray Council's Education, Children’s and Leisure Services Committee agreed to proceed to the next stage of determining the future of Crossroads Primary School.

During the 2023-24 school year, the Learning Estate Team will start carrying out a detailed options appraisal for the school. This involves drawing up possible options and analysing these to help identify the most appropriate option to go forward as a proposal to councillors.

You can view Education Scotland's Schools Consultation Act 2010 here.