Durris School, KINCARDINESHIRE
Durris School is a primary school for pupils in Kincardineshire.
- Attendance
- 96.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Durris School in detail
School in Scotland
Durris 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.
Durris School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 51 pupils, an average class size of 17 and 11.6 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.4% 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 85% full.
Durris School in its own words
In its own words: "Durris Primary School is situated in the parish of the same name in Lower Deeside. The school itself is in the hamlet of Woodlands of Durris some seven miles Southeast of Banchory and twelve miles from the city of Aberdeen."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Durris School are Drumoak School (2.3 miles), Crathes School (4 miles) and Culter School (4.6 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Durris 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 Durris 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 Durris School
What is the catchment area for Durris School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Durris 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 Durris School?
If you live in Durris 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 Durris 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 Durris School?
Durris School is at Durris, Banchory, KINCARDINESHIRE, KINCARDINESHIRE, AB31 6BH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)