Ferryhill School, ABERDEEN
Ferryhill School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 95%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ferryhill School in detail
School in Scotland
Ferryhill 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.
Ferryhill School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 369 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 17.6 pupils per teacher.
20% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 21% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
2% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 51% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95% in 2024/25, and 14.5% 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 bad (D); the school was 85% full.
Ferryhill School in its own words
In its own words: "Following consultation with our pupils, staff and parents, Ferryhill School is proud to share our new values logo and poster (Seen below) At Ferryhill, we have a POSITIVE MIND , we are AMBITIOUS and KIND. At Ferryhill, our core values are Positive Mind, Ambitious and Kind."
The school runs a breakfast club.
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 Ferryhill School are Greyhope School & Community Hub (0.3 miles), Tullos School (0.6 miles), Hanover Street School (1 mile) and Abbotswell School (1 mile).
Greyhope School & Community HubTullos SchoolHanover Street SchoolAbbotswell School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walker Place (at 72), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ferryhill School are Harlaw Academy (1.1 miles) and Aberdeen Grammar School (1.2 miles).
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 Ferryhill School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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 Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 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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Ferryhill School
Questions parents ask about Ferryhill School
What is the catchment area for Ferryhill School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ferryhill 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 Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Ferryhill School?
If you live in Ferryhill School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeen City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeen City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Ferryhill School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ferryhill School?
Ferryhill School is at Walker Road, Torry, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB11 8DL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)