Bramble Brae School, Aberdeen
Bramble Brae School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 89.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bramble Brae School in detail
School in Scotland
Bramble Brae 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.
Bramble Brae School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 124 pupils, an average class size of 20.7 and 12.4 pupils per teacher.
95% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 77% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.8% in 2024/25, and 38.2% 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 57% full.
Bramble Brae School in its own words
In its own words: "Bramble Brae School serves part of Northfield in Aberdeen. We currently have 6 classes. Bramble Brae pupils (P1 - 7) are drawn from the school’s own defined catchment zone. Bramble Brae is a compact, adapted nursery/infant building constructed originally in the early 1950s and converted to an “all-through” school around 1980."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Bramble Brae School strives to provide a welcoming community where all children are nurtured, respected and included. A school where we encourage our pupils to be the best they can and to develop their skills for learning, life and work , in order to reach their full potential . Our Love Manifesto is hugely important to us at Bramble Brae."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bramble Brae School are Manor Park School (0.1 miles), Quarryhill School (0.5 miles), Cornhill School (0.7 miles) and Woodside School (0.7 miles).
Manor Park SchoolQuarryhill SchoolCornhill SchoolWoodside School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kemp Street (opposite), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bramble Brae School are Northfield Academy (0.3 miles), St Machar Academy (1.4 miles) and Bucksburn Academy (1.5 miles).
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 Bramble Brae School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 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 Bramble Brae School
What is the catchment area for Bramble Brae School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bramble Brae 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 Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Bramble Brae School?
If you live in Bramble Brae School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeen City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeen City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Bramble Brae School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bramble Brae School?
Bramble Brae School is at Cummings Park Drive, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB16 7BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)