Drumoak School, BANCHORY
Drumoak School is a primary school for pupils in Banchory.
- Attendance
- 95.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Drumoak School in detail
School in Scotland
Drumoak 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.
Drumoak School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 119 pupils, an average class size of 23.8 and 16.8 pupils per teacher.
37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 15% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.5% in 2024/25, and 7.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 77% full.
Drumoak School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, swimming and Lego.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Drumoak School are Durris School (2.3 miles), Culter School (3.2 miles), Crathes School (3.6 miles) and Lairhillock School (4.8 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Drumoak School.
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 Drumoak School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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 Drumoak School
What is the catchment area for Drumoak School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Drumoak 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 Drumoak School?
If you live in Drumoak 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 Drumoak 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 Drumoak School?
Drumoak School is at James Gregory Road, Drumoak, BANCHORY, BANCHORY, AB31 5DY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)