Breadalbane Academy, ABERFELDY

Breadalbane Academy 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.

Breadalbane Academy offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 362 pupils and 9.6 pupils per teacher.

5% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.

0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 4% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 87.9% in 2024/25, and 40.7% 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 good (A); the school was 46% full.

100% of pupils who left in 2022/23 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

In its own words: "Welcome to Breadalbane Academy, a vibrant all-through school serving pupils aged 2 to 18 and takes pride in delivering a rich and diverse wider curriculum that supports the development of the whole child-academically, socially, and emotionally. Our approach is rooted in fostering creativity, resilience, and personal growth, ensuring every learner is equipped for life beyond school."

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Breadalbane, we want our young people to enjoy their time at school and leave with a broad range of knowledge and skills; a strong sense of values; and well-developed personal qualities. With these in place, they should be well prepared for every future challenge of life or work."