Crathes School, KINCARDINESHIRE
Crathes School is a primary school for pupils in Kincardineshire.
- Attendance
- 95.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Crathes School in detail
School in Scotland
Crathes 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 41 pupils, an average class size of 20.5 and 14.1 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.9% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 82% full.
Crathes School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and running.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Crathes School are Hill of Banchory School (2.1 miles), Banchory Primary School (2.7 miles), Drumoak School (3.6 miles) and Durris School (4 miles).
Hill of Banchory SchoolBanchory Primary SchoolDrumoak SchoolDurris School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Crathes School.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 70 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Crathes School in June 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Crathes School
Newsletter - 26th August 2026
26 Aug 2026
Newsletter - 1st July 2026
1 Jul 2026
Newsletter - 15th June 2026
15 Jun 2026
Newsletter - 17th May 2026
17 May 2026
Newsletter - 1 7th April 2026
7 Apr 2026
Newsletter - 18th March 2026
18 Mar 2026
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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 Crathes School
When was Crathes School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Crathes School in June 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Crathes School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Crathes 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 Crathes School?
If you live in Crathes 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 Crathes 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 Crathes School?
Crathes School is at Crathes, Banchory, KINCARDINESHIRE, KINCARDINESHIRE, AB31 5QR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)