## Education Statistics
Education in Moffat is shaped by the Scottish public education system and by Dumfries and Galloway Council's local authority role.
### Local education profile - **Primary and secondary schooling:** Moffat is served locally by **Moffat Academy**, which functions as the main school for the town and surrounding rural area. - **Local authority:** Schools are administered through **Dumfries and Galloway Council**. - **National framework:** Educational outcomes are generally reported at the **Scotland** and **council-area** level rather than for a small town alone.
### What is usually available publicly - School inspection reports through **Education Scotland** - Scottish school performance and leaver destination data through national and council reporting - Further and higher education options in the wider region, including colleges and universities in southern Scotland
### Higher education context Moffat itself is not a university town, but residents commonly connect to institutions elsewhere in southern Scotland and northern England. In the wider region, universities such as the **University of Glasgow**, **University of Edinburgh**, and other Scottish institutions are the ones most likely to appear in global rankings, though they are not located in Moffat.
### Data notes For a town of Moffat's size, precise locally published figures for: - literacy rate - graduation rate - tertiary attainment - school ranking tables specific to the town
are not typically released as standalone town-level statistics.
_Data not readily available for this location._