Ellon Primary School, ABERDEENSHIRE

Ellon Primary 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.

Ellon Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 291 pupils, an average class size of 19.4 and 10 pupils per teacher.

25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 93.1% in 2024/25, and 18.6% 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 84% full.

In its own words: "Following consultation in early May 2025 with children, parents and staff, the following School Vision, Values and Aims have been created for Ellon Primary School. This will underpin the ethos of the school as we move forward as a team, with the children at the centre of what we do."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to our newly refurbished Nursery. Our setting provides and variety of indoor and outdoor learning spaces for our youngest pupils. We understand the importance of children having a positive experience when they start in the Nursery. Every child is assigned a Key Worker while they are at Nursery."

The nearest other state primary schools to Ellon Primary School are Meiklemill School (0.3 miles), Auchterellon School (0.5 miles), Ythan Bridge School (2.3 miles) and Pitmedden School (4.1 miles).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ellon Primary School.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Modley Place (at), 110 metres away.