Cultercullen School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Cultercullen School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cultercullen School in detail
School in Scotland
Cultercullen 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 53 pupils, an average class size of 17.7 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 26% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 9.4% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 71% full.
Cultercullen School in its own words
In its own words: "Class Allocation for 2026/27 Session - We currently have 3 composite classes as follows: P1/2 - The class consists of 15 children. We currently have 5 children in P1 and 10 children in P2. P3/4 - The class consists of 16 children. We currently have 9 children in P3 and 7 children in P4."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cultercullen School are Pitmedden School (2.9 miles), Udny Green School (3.1 miles), Ythan Bridge School (3.5 miles) and New Machar School (3.6 miles).
Pitmedden SchoolUdny Green SchoolYthan Bridge SchoolNew Machar School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cultercullen School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cultercullen (at), 60 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 Cultercullen School in November 2023.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 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
Keep up with Cultercullen 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 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 Cultercullen School
When was Cultercullen School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cultercullen School in November 2023. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Cultercullen School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cultercullen 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 Cultercullen School?
If you live in Cultercullen 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 Cultercullen 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 Cultercullen School?
Cultercullen School is at Udny, Ellon, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB41 6QQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)