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Ashley Road School, Aberdeen

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Ashley Road School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.

Attendance
96.2%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Ashley Road School in detail

School in Scotland

Ashley Road 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.

Ashley Road School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 422 pupils, an average class size of 30.1 and 19.4 pupils per teacher.

12% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 11% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 96.2% in 2024/25, and 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 97% full.

Ashley Road School in its own words

The school runs after-school care.

Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Ashley Road School are St Joseph's RC School (0.4 miles), Broomhill School (0.4 miles), Gilcomstoun School (0.8 miles) and Mile End School (0.9 miles).

St Joseph's RC SchoolBroomhill SchoolGilcomstoun SchoolMile End School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ashley Road (at), 150 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Ashley Road School are Harlaw Academy (0.4 miles) and Aberdeen Grammar School (0.7 miles).

Harlaw AcademyAberdeen Grammar School

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Aberdeen City
Phone:01224 588732
Address:45 Ashley Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB10 6RU
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Ashley Road School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5237823

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with Ashley Road School

Getting There

Bus Stops

Ashley Road (at)
148m · 2 min walk
Claremont Place (at)
209m · 3 min walk
Pitstruan Place (opp)
222m · 4 min walk
St Swithin Street (at)
244m · 4 min walk
Ashley Grove (at)
247m · 4 min walk

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.

3 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

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Ashley Road School

What is the catchment area for Ashley Road School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ashley Road 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 Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Ashley Road School?

If you live in Ashley Road School'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 Ashley Road School?

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. 3 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 Ashley Road School?

Ashley Road School is at 45 Ashley Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB10 6RU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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