Gilcomstoun School, Aberdeen
Gilcomstoun School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gilcomstoun School in detail
School in Scotland
Gilcomstoun 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.
Gilcomstoun School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 304 pupils, an average class size of 21.7 and 13.3 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 14% speak English as an additional language.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 19% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25, and 23.4% 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 poor (C); the school was 111% full.
Gilcomstoun School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and knitting.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gilcomstoun School are Skene Square School (0.3 miles), Ashley Road School (0.8 miles), Mile End School (0.8 miles) and Hanover Street School (0.8 miles).
Skene Square SchoolAshley Road SchoolMile End SchoolHanover Street School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gilcomston Park (at), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Gilcomstoun School are Aberdeen Grammar School (0.2 miles), Harlaw Academy (0.4 miles) and St Machar Academy (1.3 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 Gilcomstoun School in February 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 7 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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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Questions parents ask about Gilcomstoun School
When was Gilcomstoun School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Gilcomstoun School in February 2022.
What is the catchment area for Gilcomstoun School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gilcomstoun 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 Gilcomstoun School?
If you live in Gilcomstoun 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 Gilcomstoun School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 7 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Gilcomstoun School?
Gilcomstoun School is at Skene Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB10 1PG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)