Buchanhaven School, ABERDEENSHIRE

Buchanhaven 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.

Buchanhaven School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 404 pupils, an average class size of 26.9 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.

20% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 14% speak English as an additional language.

26% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 27.4% 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 good (A); the school was 77% full.

In its own words: "Welcome to Buchanhaven Primary School. We hope that our partnership will be productive and enjoyable. We take pride in the fact that this is a nurturing and ambitious school with a real sense of team spirit. We hope that your child enjoys their time at Buchanhaven."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance, choir, Lego, STEM, cooking and homework club.

The school runs after-school care.

The nearest other state primary schools to Buchanhaven School are Peterhead Central School (0.6 miles), Clerkhill School (0.7 miles), Meethill School (1.1 miles) and Dales Park School (1.1 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Buchanhaven School.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Balmoor Terrace (nw-bound), 90 metres away.