Auchterellon School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Auchterellon School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Auchterellon School in detail
School in Scotland
Auchterellon 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.
Auchterellon School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 318 pupils, an average class size of 26.5 and 17.7 pupils per teacher.
24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 52% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25, and 9.3% 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 good (A); the school was 69% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Auchterellon School are Ellon Primary School (0.5 miles), Meiklemill School (0.7 miles), Ythan Bridge School (2.8 miles) and Pitmedden School (4.1 miles).
Ellon Primary SchoolMeiklemill SchoolYthan Bridge SchoolPitmedden School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Auchterellon School.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Auchterellon Primary (at), 40 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 Auchterellon School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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.
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Questions parents ask about Auchterellon School
What is the catchment area for Auchterellon School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Auchterellon 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 Auchterellon School?
If you live in Auchterellon 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 Auchterellon 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 Auchterellon School?
Auchterellon School is at Millwood Road, Ellon, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB41 9FA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)