Crossroads Primary School
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.
Next steps and future options
We have planned 2 meetings for the community to discuss the next steps and future options following the mothballing of Crossroads Primary School. These sessions will follow an informal format to encourage discussion, share views, raise any concerns and ask questions. The first meeting will be for any parents/carers of a child that lives in the catchment area for Crossroads Primary School and the second will include the wider Grange community that live in the catchment area.
Parents/carers meeting: Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 6:30pm - 8:30pm at Keith Grammar School
Community meeting: Monday, 27 November 2023, 6:30pm - 8:30pm at King Memorial Hall, Grange