Drumblade School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Drumblade School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Drumblade School in detail
School in Scotland
Drumblade 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.
Drumblade School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 53 pupils, an average class size of 17.7 and 12.3 pupils per teacher.
47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.8% 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 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Drumblade School are Gordon Primary School (3.3 miles), Forgue School (3.6 miles) and Largue School (3.9 miles).
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Drumblade School in May 2023.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Drumblade School
When was Drumblade School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Drumblade School in May 2023.
What is the catchment area for Drumblade School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Drumblade 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 Drumblade School?
If you live in Drumblade 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 Drumblade 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 Drumblade School?
Drumblade School is at Drumblade, Huntly, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB54 6EQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)