Forres Academy is a comprehensive community school serving the town of
Forres
Forres (; gd, Farrais) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately northeast of Inverness and west of Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. There ...
, Scotland, and its rural catchment area in west
Moray. Similar to other Scottish schools pupils are able to leave after the fourth year of schooling, therefore fifth and sixth year are non compulsory.
Catchment area
The school serves the villages of
Alves
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,
Dallas
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,
Dyke
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,
Logie,
Kinloss (including children of Army
personnel) and
Findhorn (including the nearby Findhorn Community)
Some students transfer from an area
Rudolf Steiner
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school.
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Location
The school is located next to Forres Swimming Pool and is also near to Applegrove Primary School and is a short walk from both the TESCO store for Forres and the high street.
References
External links
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Secondary schools in Moray
Forres
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