Dunecht School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Dunecht School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 95.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dunecht School in detail
School in Scotland
Dunecht 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 50 pupils, an average class size of 25 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
14% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.9% in 2024/25, and 8.9% 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 67% full.
Dunecht School in its own words
In its own words: "Dunecht School is in the rural village of Dunecht, which is situated on the A944, approximately 13 miles west of Aberdeen. We provide education for children from primary one to seven. Nursery provision is provided at nearby Echt School or at other local pre-school groups and private nursery facilities."
The school runs after-school care until 5:45pm.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dunecht School are Echt School (2.3 miles), Skene School (3.1 miles), Cluny School (3.4 miles) and Midmar School (4.1 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Dunecht School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corskie Park (at), 90 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 Dunecht School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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 Dunecht School
What is the catchment area for Dunecht School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dunecht 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 Dunecht School?
If you live in Dunecht 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 Dunecht School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dunecht School?
Dunecht School is at Dunecht, Westhill, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB32 7BA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)