Brimmond School, ABERDEEN
Brimmond School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 93.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Brimmond School in detail
School in Scotland
Brimmond 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.
Brimmond School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 453 pupils, an average class size of 28.3 and 18.9 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.4% in 2024/25, and 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 99% full.
Brimmond School in its own words
In its own words: "In addition to the 16 classrooms there is a library area, a training kitchen for pupils which can also be used by our parent council and fundraising group, a gym hall which also serves as an assembly hall, a dining hall with a large outdoor eating area, a Music Room and two Targeted Support Room."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brimmond School are Stoneywood School (0.7 miles), Heathryburn School (0.8 miles), Westpark School (1 mile) and Quarryhill School (1.4 miles).
Stoneywood SchoolHeathryburn SchoolWestpark SchoolQuarryhill School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dyce Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Netherhills Avenue (opposite), 90 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 Brimmond 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
- 0
- 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, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Brimmond School
What is the catchment area for Brimmond School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Brimmond 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 Brimmond School?
If you live in Brimmond 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 Brimmond 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, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Brimmond School?
Brimmond School is at Netherhills Place, Bucksburn, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB21 9DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)