Chapel Of Garioch School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Chapel Of Garioch School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 96.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Chapel Of Garioch School in detail
School in Scotland
Chapel Of Garioch 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 33 pupils, an average class size of 16.5 and 10.6 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 15% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 88% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.9% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 47% full.
Chapel Of Garioch School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "As a small school, we are fortunate to know our learners and families well and to work closely together in a supportive community. Through our vision of "With each other, for each other," we aim to create an environment where every child feels safe, included and encouraged to achieve their very best."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chapel Of Garioch School are Logie Durno School (1.9 miles), Daviot School (3 miles), Oyne School (3 miles) and Strathburn School (3.4 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Chapel Of Garioch School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (at), 370 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 Chapel Of Garioch School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 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 Chapel Of Garioch School
What is the catchment area for Chapel Of Garioch School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Chapel Of Garioch 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 Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Chapel Of Garioch School?
If you live in Chapel Of Garioch School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeenshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeenshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Chapel Of Garioch School?
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 Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chapel Of Garioch School?
Chapel Of Garioch School is at Chapel Of Garioch, Pitcaple Inverurie, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB51 5HH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)