Fraserburgh North School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Fraserburgh North School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 88.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fraserburgh North School in detail
School in Scotland
Fraserburgh North 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.
Fraserburgh North School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 86 pupils, an average class size of 21.5 and 14.8 pupils per teacher.
61% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 67% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 17% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 88.5% in 2024/25, and 42.2% 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 40% full.
Fraserburgh North School in its own words
In its own words: "Fraserburgh North is a vibrant school which has around 90 pupils from nursery up to primary 7. We have recently started a new journey to ensure all our learners are safe, cared for and able to achieve, with all stakeholders involved in how we reach this aim."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fraserburgh North School are St Andrew's Primary School (0.2 miles), Lochpots School (0.5 miles), Fraserburgh South Park School (0.7 miles) and Sandhaven School (1.8 miles).
St Andrew's Primary SchoolLochpots SchoolFraserburgh South Park SchoolSandhaven School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fraserburgh North School.
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albert Street (n-bound), 120 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Fraserburgh North School in December 2021.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Fraserburgh North School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 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 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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Fraserburgh North School
Questions parents ask about Fraserburgh North School
When was Fraserburgh North School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Fraserburgh North School in December 2021.
What is the catchment area for Fraserburgh North School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fraserburgh North 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 Fraserburgh North School?
If you live in Fraserburgh North 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 Fraserburgh North School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fraserburgh North School?
Fraserburgh North School is at Finlayson Street, Fraserburgh, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB43 9JR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)