Barthol Chapel School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Barthol Chapel School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Barthol Chapel School in detail
School in Scotland
Barthol Chapel 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 33 pupils, an average class size of 16.5 and 11 pupils per teacher.
39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25, and 16.7% 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 66% full.
Barthol Chapel School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include chess and sewing.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Barthol Chapel School are Methlick School (3.2 miles), Tarves School (3.6 miles), Fyvie School (3.9 miles) and Meldrum School (4.4 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Barthol Chapel School.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chapel Farm (w-bound), 90 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 Barthol Chapel 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.
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Questions parents ask about Barthol Chapel School
What is the catchment area for Barthol Chapel School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Barthol Chapel 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 Barthol Chapel School?
If you live in Barthol Chapel 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 Barthol Chapel 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 Barthol Chapel School?
Barthol Chapel School is at St Katherines, Inverurie, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB51 8TD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)