Ballater School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Ballater School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 94.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ballater School in detail
School in Scotland
Ballater 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.
Ballater School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 68 pupils, an average class size of 22.7 and 17 pupils per teacher.
43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.5% in 2024/25, and 15.5% 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 47% full.
Ballater School in its own words
In its own words: "Ballater Primary is a medium sized primary school of around 60 children in P1 - P7, and 17 children in the nursery. The school is situated within the village of Ballater. The current school building was built in 1956. The school is within the heart of The Cairngorms National Park."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ballater School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Invercauld Road (at), 160 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 Ballater 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 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 Ballater School
What is the catchment area for Ballater School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ballater 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 Ballater School?
If you live in Ballater 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 Ballater 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 Ballater School?
Ballater School is at Monaltrie Crescent, Ballater, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB35 5RN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)