Fraserburgh Academy, ABERDEENSHIRE

Fraserburgh Academy 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 1167 pupils and 12.9 pupils per teacher.

22% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 30% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.

20% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 10% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 86.8% in 2024/25, and 47.2% 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 97% full.

95% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

In its own words: "Here, you will find information about our school, school day, handbook and contact information… Fraserburgh Academy, with its rich history dating back to 1870, has long been a cornerstone of education in the town of Fraserburgh."

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fraserburgh Academy.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Union Grove (at 73), 140 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Fraserburgh Academy are St Andrew's Primary School (0.3 miles), Fraserburgh South Park School (0.3 miles), Fraserburgh North School (0.4 miles) and Lochpots School (0.5 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Aberdeenshire publishes both.