Fordyce School, BANFF
Fordyce School is a primary school for pupils in Banff.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fordyce School in detail
School in Scotland
Fordyce 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 33 pupils, an average class size of 16.5 and 10.3 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 58% 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 95.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 70% full.
Fordyce School in its own words
In its own words: "Our Vision, Values and Aims are the things we live by at Fordyce Primary."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fordyce School are Portsoy School (2.5 miles), Cullen Primary School (3.3 miles) and Ordiquhill School (4.4 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fordyce School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is East Church Street (e-bound), 110 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 Fordyce School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Fordyce School
Fordyce Primary News - Issue 3 04.09.26
4 Sep 2026
Fordyce Primary News - Issue 2 28.08.26
28 Aug 2026
FordycePrimaryNews-Issue121.08.26
From Fordyce School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Bus Stops
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 Fordyce School
What is the catchment area for Fordyce School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fordyce 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 Fordyce School?
If you live in Fordyce 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 Fordyce 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 Fordyce School?
Fordyce School is at School Road, Fordyce, BANFF, BANFF, AB45 2SJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)