Snow day: Which schools are closed across Scotland amid Arctic freeze?

Schools and nurseries have been forced to close on Friday after transport was disrupted by widespread snow and ice.

The lowest temperatures recorded overnight were -13C in Braemar and -13.5C at Loch Glascarnoch in the north Highlands

READ MORE: Amber alert for snow with ice and freezing temperatures across Scotland

STV meteorologist Sean Batty says readings from personal weather stations suggest Carrbridge, Dulnain Bridge Grantown and Cromdale were probably the coldest spot with lows of -15C.

READ MORE: Traffic chaos as heavy snow and ice see crashes across Scotland’s roads

More than 30 schools and 20 nurseries are closed or partially shut in the Highlands, with others affected in Perth and Kinross, Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Aberdeenshire and Shetland.

Which schools are closed?

Stirling

• Balfron High School moved to remote learning
• Dunblane High School moved to remote learning
• McLaren High School moved to remote learning

Perth and Kinross

• North Inch Campus closed due to a burst water main
• Perth Grammar School closed due to a burst water main
• Community School of Auchterarder closed
• Comrie Primary closed
• Crieff Primary closed
• Dunning Primary closed
• Madderty Primary closed
• Muthill Primary closed
• Cleish Primary closed
• Portmoak Primary closed
• Logiealmond Primary closed
• Fairview Primary open to local pupils only

Clackmannanshire

Muckhart Primary School and Coalsnaughton Primary School are closed because of low numbers of staff managing to travel.

Aberdeenshire

• Auchterless School closed to everyone
• Crudie School closed to everyone
• Fintry School, Turriff, closed to everyone
• Forgue School closed to everyone
• Fyvie School closed to everyone
• Kennethmont School closed to everyone
• King Edward School closed to everyone
• Largue School closed to everyone
• Monquhitter School closed to everyone
• Slains School closed to everyone
• Turriff Academy closed to pupils only
• Turriff Primary School closed to everyone
• Uryside School partially closed

Highlands

• Achiltibuie Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Achiltibuie Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Auchtertyre Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Auchtertyre Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Broadford Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Broadford Primary Nursery – EM:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Broadford Primary Nursery – GM:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Bualnaluib Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Bualnaluib Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Bun-Sgoil Shlèite:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)
• Bun-sgoil Shlèite Nursery – EM:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)
• Bun-Sgoil Shlèite Nursery – GM:  Partially closed – opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)
• Durness Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Durness Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Edinbane Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Edinbane Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Farr High School:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Farr Primary (Suth):  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Farr Primary Nursery (Suth):  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Gairloch High School:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Gairloch Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Gairloch Primary Nursery – EM:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Gairloch Primary Nursery – GM:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kilmuir Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kilmuir Primary Nursery – GM:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kinlochbervie High School:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kinlochbervie Preschool:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kinlochbervie Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Knockbreck Primary (Dunvegan):  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kyle Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kyle Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kyleakin Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Kyleakin Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Loch Duich Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Lochinver Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Macdiarmid Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Macdiarmid Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Melvich Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Melvich Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Plockton High School:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Plockton Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Plockton Primary Nursery – GM:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Poolewe Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Poolewe Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Portree High School:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Portree Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Rogart Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Rosehall Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Scourie Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Scourie Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Shieldaig Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Shieldaig Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Staffin Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Staffin Primary Nursery – GM:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Tongue Primary:  Closed (severe road conditions)
• Tongue Primary Nursery:  Closed (severe road conditions)

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