Aberdeen School for the Deaf, ABERDEEN
Aberdeen School for the Deaf is a special school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 95.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Aberdeen School for the Deaf in detail
School in Scotland
Aberdeen School for the Deaf is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Aberdeen School for the Deaf has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 11 pupils and 1.8 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.7% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C).
Aberdeen School for the Deaf in its own words
In its own words: "We currently see over 130 children and young people across Aberdeen City."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Aberdeen School for the Deaf are Hospital & Home Tuition Service (1.3 miles), Orchard Brae School (2.7 miles) and Camphill Rudolf Steiner School (5.7 miles).
Hospital & Home Tuition ServiceOrchard Brae SchoolCamphill Rudolf Steiner School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Peter's Gate (opposite), 100 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Aberdeen School for the Deaf's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Aberdeen School for the Deaf
What is the catchment area for Aberdeen School for the Deaf?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aberdeen School for the Deaf is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Aberdeen School for the Deaf?
If you live in Aberdeen School for the Deaf's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeen City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeen City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Aberdeen School for the Deaf?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aberdeen School for the Deaf?
Aberdeen School for the Deaf is at Sunnybank School, Sunnybank Road, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB24 3NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)