Cornhill School, Aberdeen
Cornhill School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cornhill School in detail
School in Scotland
Cornhill 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.
Cornhill School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 399 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.
37% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 61% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 25% speak English as an additional language.
22% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25, and 23.6% 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 87% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cornhill School are Bramble Brae School (0.7 miles), Mile End School (0.7 miles), Manor Park School (0.8 miles) and Quarryhill School (0.8 miles).
Bramble Brae SchoolMile End SchoolManor Park SchoolQuarryhill School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cornhill Terrace (opposite), 170 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cornhill School are Northfield Academy (0.4 miles), St Machar Academy (1.1 miles), Aberdeen Grammar School (1.1 miles) and Harlaw Academy (1.3 miles).
Northfield AcademySt Machar AcademyAberdeen Grammar SchoolHarlaw Academy
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cornhill School in November 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Cornhill School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Cornhill School
When was Cornhill School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cornhill School in November 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Cornhill School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cornhill 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 Cornhill School?
If you live in Cornhill 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 Cornhill School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Cornhill School?
Cornhill School is at Cornhill Drive, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB16 5BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)