Culter School, ABERDEEN
Culter School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Culter School in detail
School in Scotland
Culter 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.
Culter School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 255 pupils, an average class size of 21.2 and 14.9 pupils per teacher.
24% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.4% in 2024/25, and 12% 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 56% full.
Culter School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "As Head Teacher, I am delighted to welcome you to our school and ELC community. Culter School and ELC is a thriving learning community that sits at the heart of Peterculter, Aberdeen."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Culter School are Milltimber School (1.6 miles), Cults School (3 miles), Drumoak School (3.2 miles) and Countesswells School (3.3 miles).
Milltimber SchoolCults SchoolDrumoak SchoolCountesswells School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Culter School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Road (at), 240 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 Culter School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Culter School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 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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Questions parents ask about Culter School
What is the catchment area for Culter School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Culter 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 Culter School?
If you live in Culter 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 Culter 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 Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Culter School?
Culter School is at 22 School Road, Peterculter, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB14 0RX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)