Daviot School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Daviot School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Daviot School in detail
School in Scotland
Daviot 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 78 pupils, an average class size of 19.5 and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 74% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 6.6% 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 65% full.
Daviot School in its own words
In its own words: "The pupils have a strong voice through our Daviot Rights Respecting Group (RRG). Here at Daviot through the work of the RRG , we have recently gained Bronze Status and as a school we are working towards our Silver accreditation."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Daviot School are Logie Durno School (1.8 miles), Chapel Of Garioch School (3 miles), Uryside School (3.6 miles) and Meldrum School (3.6 miles).
Logie Durno SchoolChapel Of Garioch SchoolUryside SchoolMeldrum School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Daviot School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kirkton Park (at), 40 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 Daviot School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Daviot School
What is the catchment area for Daviot School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Daviot 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 Daviot School?
If you live in Daviot 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 Daviot 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 Daviot School?
Daviot School is at Daviot, Inverurie, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB51 0HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)