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Boddam School, ABERDEENSHIRE

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Boddam School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.

Attendance
94.7%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Boddam School in detail

School in Scotland

Boddam 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.

Boddam School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 93 pupils, an average class size of 23.2 and 14.8 pupils per teacher.

32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 11.3% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 43% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Boddam School are Burnhaven School (1.3 miles), Meethill School (1.9 miles), Dales Park School (2.1 miles) and Clerkhill School (2.4 miles).

Burnhaven SchoolMeethill SchoolDales Park SchoolClerkhill School

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Boddam School.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Russell Street (at), 50 metres away.

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:Aberdeenshire
Phone:01779 403675
Address:13 Russell Street, Boddam Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 3NG
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5215625

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Russell Street (at)
50m · 1 min walk
Gordon Street (at)
116m · 2 min walk
Church Place (at)
152m · 2 min walk
Buchanness Drive (at)
196m · 3 min walk
Sandford Place (at)
249m · 4 min walk

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.

Commute and house prices

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Questions parents ask about Boddam School

What is the catchment area for Boddam School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Boddam 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 Boddam School?

If you live in Boddam 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 Boddam 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 Boddam School?

Boddam School is at 13 Russell Street, Boddam Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 3NG.

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

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