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List of north and north-east schools closed on Friday, January 10

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

Schoolchildren face another day off school due to the weather. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson
Schoolchildren face another day off school due to the weather. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson

Schools across the north and north-east will remain closed for a fifth day as snow and ice continues to cause widespread disruption.

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 Friday.

Temperatures were forecast to reach lows of -15C through the night as a Met Office warning for snow and ice remains in place until 10am.

Here is a list of school closures:


Aberdeenshire

  • Auchterless School
  • Bracoden School
  • Crudie School
  • Drumblade School
  • Fintry School, Turriff
  • Forgue School
  • Glass School
  • Kennethmont School
  • Largue School
  • Ordiquhill School
  • Rayne North School
  • Rhynie School
  • Turriff Academy (Partially closed to pupils)
  • Turriff Primary School

Highland

  • Achiltibuie Primary
  • Achiltibuie Primary Nursery
  • Auchtertyre Primary
  • Auchtertyre Primary Nursery
  • Broadford Primary
  • Broadford Primary Nursery – EM
  • Broadford Primary Nursery – GM
  • Bonar Bridge Primary
  • Bualnaluib Primary
  • Bualnaluib Primary Nursery
  • Bun-Sgoil Shlèite
  • Carbost Primary Nursery
  • Dunvegan Primary
  • Dunvegan Primary Nursery – GM
  • Edinbane Primary
  • Ferintosh Primary
  • Gairloch High School
  • Gairloch Primary
  • Gairloch Primary Nursery – EM
  • Gairloch Primary Nursery – GM
  • Golspie High School
  • Kilchuimen Academy
  • Kilchuimen Primary
  • Kilchuimen Primary Nursery
  • Kyle Primary Nursery
  • Kyleakin Primary
  • Kyleakin Primary Nursery
  • Lairg Primary
  • Lairg Primary Nursery
  • Lochcarron Nursery EM
  • Lochcarron Primary
  • Lochinver Early Learning and Childcare
  • Lochinver Primary
  • Macdiarmid Primary
  • Macdiarmid Primary Nursery
  • Mallaig High School:  Closed
  • Mulbuie Primary
  • Mulbuie Primary Nursery
  • Plockton High School
  • Plockton Primary
  • Plockton Primary Nursery – GM
  • Poolewe Primary
  • Portree High School
  • Portree Primary
  • Rosehall Primary
  • Shieldaig Primary
  • Shieldaig Primary Nursery
  • St Duthus School
  • Staffin Primary
  • Staffin Primary Nursery – GM

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

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