Aviemore Primary School, Aviemore
Aviemore Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Aviemore.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Aviemore Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Aviemore Primary 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.
Aviemore Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 199 pupils, an average class size of 22.1 and 14 pupils per teacher.
33% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 12% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 20% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Aviemore Primary School are Deshar Primary School (4.3 miles) and Alvie Primary School (5.1 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aviemore Rail Station, about 1120 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Burnside Avenue (at), 80 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 Aviemore Primary School'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)
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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 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 Aviemore Primary School
What is the catchment area for Aviemore Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aviemore Primary 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 Highland. Highland publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Aviemore Primary School?
If you live in Aviemore Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Highland will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Highland - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Aviemore Primary 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 Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aviemore Primary School?
Aviemore Primary School is at Muirton, Aviemore, Aviemore, PH22 1SF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)