Hazlehead Academy, Aberdeen
Hazlehead Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 87.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hazlehead Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Hazlehead 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.
Hazlehead Academy offers Gaelic-medium education.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 1077 pupils and 12.9 pupils per teacher.
23% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 36% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 87.4% in 2024/25, and 35.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as bad (D); the school was 96% full.
88% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Hazlehead Academy are Northfield Academy (1.8 miles), Cults Academy (1.8 miles), Harlaw Academy (2.1 miles) and Aberdeen Grammar School (2.2 miles).
Northfield AcademyCults AcademyHarlaw AcademyAberdeen Grammar School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hazlehead Park (at), 150 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Hazlehead Academy are Hazlehead School (0.2 miles), Fernielea School (0.8 miles), Holy Family RC School (0.9 miles) and Kingsford School (0.9 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Aberdeen City publishes both.
Hazlehead SchoolFernielea SchoolHoly Family RC SchoolKingsford School
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 Hazlehead Academy in July 2023.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
About
Hazlehead Academy (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-Sgoil Cheann Challtain), formerly known as Central School then Aberdeen Academy, is a comprehensive secondary school in Aberdeen, Scotland. It has five main feeder primary schools, Airyhall Primary School, Fernielea Primary School, Hazlehead Primary School, Kingsford Primary School and Countesswells Primary School – in addition to this, pupils who have been part of a Gaelic unit...
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At a Glance
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Nursery
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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 Hazlehead Academy
When was Hazlehead Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Hazlehead Academy in July 2023.
What is the catchment area for Hazlehead Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hazlehead Academy 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 Hazlehead Academy?
If you live in Hazlehead Academy'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 Hazlehead Academy?
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 Hazlehead Academy?
Hazlehead Academy is at Groat's Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB15 8BE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)