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List of north and north-east schools closed on Tuesday, January 7

Children have been forced to stay at home during their first week back in 2025 due to snow and ice.

Some schools across the north and north-east remain closed due to snow.
Some schools across the north and north-east remain closed due to snow.

Pupils across the north and north-east are still affected by snow and ice and several schools having to close their doors for a second day.

Children across Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands were due to return to the classroom on January 6.

However, pupils have been told to stay off school as snow and ice continue to impact roads across the region, with closures carrying through to Tuesday.

The Met Office has issued several weather warnings over the past seven days, with a snow and ice warning in place until noon.

Here is a list of school closures:


Aberdeenshire

  • Aberchilder School
  • Auchenblae School
  • Auchterless School
  • Banff Primary
  • Bracoden School
  • Cairney School
  • Craigievar School
  • Crudie School
  • Drumblade School
  • Fintry School Turriff
  • Forgue School
  • Fordyce School
  • The Gordon Schools
  • Glass School
  • Insch School
  • Hatton School Cruden
  • Kennethmont School
  • Largue School
  • Lairhillock School
  • Longside School
  • New Pitsligo and St John’s School
  • Ordiquhill School
  • Peterhead Central School
  • Premnay School
  • Rhynie School
  • Strathdon School
  • The Gordons School
  • Towie School
  • Turriff Academy
  • Turriff Primary School

Schools closing early

  • Alford Primary School – closing at 1.10pm
  • Anna Ritchie School –  closing at 12.30pm
  • Boddam School – closing at 12pm
  • Burnhaven School – closing at 12.30pm
  • Clerkhill Nursery & School – closing at 12.30pm
  • Dales Park School – closing at 12.30pm
  • Echt School (only nursery) – closing at 1pm
  • Keithall School – closing at 1pm
  • Maud School – closing at 1pm
  • Meethill School – closing at 12.30pm
  • Mintlaw School – closing at 1pm
  • Mintlaw Academy – closing at 2pm
  • Monymusk School – closing at 12.45pm
  • New Deer School – closing at 12pm
  • Pitfour School – closing at 12.15pm
  • Pitmedden School (only nursery) – closing at 3.15pm
  • Port Errol School – closing at 1pm
  • Rayne North School – closing at 1.30pm
  • Rothienorman School – closing at 1.30pm
  • St Fergus School – bus pupils to be collected by 12.30pm, nursery children to be collected 1pm
  • Strichen School – closing at 12.30pm
  • Stuartfield School – closing at 12.45PM

To find out more about delayed openings and transport changes at schools, visit the Aberdeenshire Council website.

Highlands

  • Achiltibuie Primary
  • Achiltibuie Primary Nursery
  • Alvie Primary
  • Ardross Primary
  • Auchtertyre Primary and Nursery
  • Bonar Bridge Primary
  • Bualnaluib Primary Nursery (nursery closed)
  • Carbost Primary and Nursery
  • Gairloch High School
  • Gairloch Primary School
  • Glenelg Primary Nursery
  • Golspie High School
  • Golspie Primary and Nursery
  • Grantown Primary and Nurseryy
  • Keiss Primary School
  • Keiss Primary Nursery
  • Lairg Primary School
  • Lairg Primary Nursery
  • Loch Duich Primary School
  • Lochinver Early Learning and Childcare
  • Lochinver Primary School
  • Macdiarmid Primary
  • Macdiarmid Primary Nursery
  • Mulubie Primary Nursery
  • Newmore Primary
  • Poolewe Primary School
  • Reay Primary
  • Rogart Primary School
  • Rogart Primary Nursery
  • Rosehall Primary School
  • Ullapool Primary School

To find out more about delayed openings and transport changes at schools, visit the Highlands Council website.

Moray

  • Aberlour Primary School
  • Bishopmill Primary School
  • Busy Bee’s Childcare
  • The Cabin
  • Craigellachie Primary School
  • Glenlivet Primary
  • Knockando Primary School
  • Linkwood Primary School
  • Mortlach Primary
  • New Elgin Primary School
  • Rothes Primary School
  • Rothiemay Primary School
  • Speyside High School
  • Tomintoul Primary School

Schools closing early 

  • Applegrove Primary School – closing 1.30pm
  • Dallas Primary School – closing 12.30pm
  • East End Nursery – closing 1pm
  • Elgin Acadmey – closing 11.30am
  • Forres Academy – closing 1.30pm
  • Greenwards Primary School – closing 1pm
  • Keith Primary – Flexible Pick Up from 12.30pm
  • Keith Grammar – closing 12.20pm
  • Linkwood Nursery – closing 3pm
  • Milne’s High School – closing 1.30pm
  • Mosstowie School – closing at 11.30am
  • St Thomas Primary School and Nursery – closing 12.30pm

To find out more about delayed openings and transport changes at schools, visit the Moray Council website.

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