Braemar School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Braemar School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Braemar School in detail
School in Scotland
Braemar 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.
Braemar School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 24 pupils, an average class size of 12 and 8.3 pupils per teacher.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 92% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 48% full.
Braemar School in its own words
In its own words: "This session we have 10 children in the Nursery, 12 pupils in our P1-4 class and 11 pupils in the P5-7 class. Our school blog has regular updates from each of our classes, often posted by the pupils themselves. Here you will find information about what our pupils have been learning, along with links to useful websites to support learning."
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 Braemar School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Invercauld Arms Hotel (opposite), 150 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 Braemar 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 Braemar School
What is the catchment area for Braemar School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Braemar 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 Braemar School?
If you live in Braemar 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 Braemar 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 Braemar School?
Braemar School is at School Road, Braemar, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB35 5ZS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)