Greenbrae School, ABERDEEN
Greenbrae School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Greenbrae School in detail
School in Scotland
Greenbrae 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.
Greenbrae School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 382 pupils, an average class size of 27.3 and 21.3 pupils per teacher.
18% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 7% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 25% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.4% 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 good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 112% full.
Greenbrae School in its own words
In its own words: "Greenbrae School opened in October 1977 and is a single storey building of an “open plan” design which contained two main teaching areas. An extension was opened in January 2002 comprising two classroom areas and a nursery."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greenbrae School are Braehead School (0.8 miles), Glashieburn School (0.9 miles), Middleton Park School (0.9 miles) and Forehill School (0.9 miles).
Braehead SchoolGlashieburn SchoolMiddleton Park SchoolForehill School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Greenbrae School.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenbrae Gardens South (opposite), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Greenbrae School are Bridge Of Don Academy (0.8 miles) and Oldmachar Academy (0.9 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 Greenbrae School in March 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 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 Greenbrae School
When was Greenbrae School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Greenbrae School in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Greenbrae School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Greenbrae 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 Greenbrae School?
If you live in Greenbrae 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 Greenbrae 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 Aberdeen City is 3 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Greenbrae School?
Greenbrae School is at Greenbrae Crescent, Bridge Of Don, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB23 8NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)