Hatton (Cruden) School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Hatton (Cruden) School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hatton (Cruden) School in detail
School in Scotland
Hatton (Cruden) 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 90 pupils, an average class size of 22.5 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.
56% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 17% 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 58% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Hatton (Cruden) School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Road End (at), 160 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Hatton (Cruden) School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
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 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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Questions parents ask about Hatton (Cruden) School
What is the catchment area for Hatton (Cruden) School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hatton (Cruden) 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 Hatton (Cruden) School?
If you live in Hatton (Cruden) 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 Hatton (Cruden) 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 Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hatton (Cruden) School?
Hatton (Cruden) School is at Station Road, Hatton Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 0HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)