Bridge Of Don Academy, ABERDEEN
Bridge Of Don Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 89.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bridge Of Don Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Bridge Of Don 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 810 pupils and 14 pupils per teacher.
23% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 36% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.7% in 2024/25, and 35.4% 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 95% full.
91% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Bridge Of Don Academy in its own words
In its own words: "We have worked with stakeholders towards a shared overarching vision of “BODA CARES - Together we foster a community where there is creativity, ambition, respect, excellence and success”."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Bridge Of Don Academy are Oldmachar Academy (0.5 miles), St Machar Academy (1.4 miles), Northfield Academy (2.1 miles) and Aberdeen Grammar School (2.7 miles).
Oldmachar AcademySt Machar AcademyNorthfield AcademyAberdeen Grammar School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bodachra Place (opposite), 230 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Bridge Of Don Academy are Braehead School (under 0.1 miles), Forehill School (0.5 miles), Glashieburn School (0.5 miles) and Middleton Park School (0.5 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Aberdeen City publishes both.
Braehead SchoolForehill SchoolGlashieburn SchoolMiddleton Park School
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 Bridge Of Don Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Bridge of Don Academy is an Aberdeen City Council operated six-year secondary comprehensive school and community centre in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland. The building was opened in 1979, originally designed to accommodate around 900 pupils.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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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 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 Bridge Of Don Academy
What is the catchment area for Bridge Of Don Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bridge Of Don Academy 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 Bridge Of Don Academy?
If you live in Bridge Of Don Academy'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 Bridge Of Don Academy?
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 Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bridge Of Don Academy?
Bridge Of Don Academy is at Braehead Way, Bridge Of Don, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB22 8RR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)