Broomhill School, Aberdeen
Broomhill School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 95.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Broomhill School in detail
School in Scotland
Broomhill 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.
Broomhill School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 430 pupils, an average class size of 25.3 and 18.6 pupils per teacher.
13% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 9% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.7% in 2024/25, and 10.5% 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 94% full.
Broomhill School in its own words
In its own words: "This document tells you more about our Broomhill Vision and how this was developed. Please click below to find out more. Listen to our Broomhill Song - “Making Broomhill Brilliant” written by the pupils of Broomhill School in collaboration with The Beat Box. Never giving up, Always aiming high. Broomhill gives us the Freedom to fly!"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Broomhill School are Ashley Road School (0.4 miles), Kaimhill School (0.6 miles), St Joseph's RC School (0.7 miles) and Abbotswell School (0.9 miles).
Ashley Road SchoolKaimhill SchoolSt Joseph's RC SchoolAbbotswell School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gray Street (at), 50 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Broomhill School are Harlaw Academy (0.8 miles) and Aberdeen Grammar School (1.1 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 Broomhill 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)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Broomhill School
What is the catchment area for Broomhill School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Broomhill 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 Broomhill School?
If you live in Broomhill 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 Broomhill School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 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 Broomhill School?
Broomhill School is at Gray Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB10 6JF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)