Arnage School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Arnage School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Arnage School in detail
School in Scotland
Arnage School 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 29 pupils, an average class size of 14.5 and 10.4 pupils per teacher.
24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 39% full.
Arnage School in its own words
In its own words: "Arnage School stands on a slight rise in the northeast corner of Central Aberdeenshire, on the side road to Stuartfield 6 miles north of Ellon. It has magnificent views across the surrounding farming area, which it serves. There has been a school at Arnage since 1879 when the oldest part of the building was opened."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Arnage School are Auchnagatt School (2.4 miles) and Stuartfield School (4.4 miles).
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Arnage School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 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 Arnage School
What is the catchment area for Arnage School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Arnage School 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 Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Arnage School?
If you live in Arnage School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeenshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeenshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Arnage School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Arnage School?
Arnage School is at Auchnagatt, Ellon, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB41 8UX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)