Forehill School, ABERDEEN
Forehill School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Forehill School in detail
School in Scotland
Forehill 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.
Forehill School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 246 pupils, an average class size of 24.6 and 17.6 pupils per teacher.
19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 11.2% 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 92% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Forehill School are Middleton Park School (under 0.1 miles), Glashieburn School (under 0.1 miles), Braehead School (0.5 miles) and Danestone School (0.8 miles).
Middleton Park SchoolGlashieburn SchoolBraehead SchoolDanestone School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dyce Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitestripes Way (opposite), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Forehill School are Oldmachar Academy (under 0.1 miles) and Bridge Of Don Academy (0.5 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Forehill School in June 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Forehill School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 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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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Forehill School
Questions parents ask about Forehill School
When was Forehill School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Forehill School in June 2026.
What is the catchment area for Forehill School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Forehill 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 Forehill School?
If you live in Forehill 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 Forehill 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 Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Forehill School?
Forehill School is at Jesmond Drive, Bridge Of Don, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB22 8UR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)