Holy Family RC School, Aberdeen
Holy Family RC School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Holy Family RC School in detail
School in Scotland
Holy Family RC 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.
Holy Family RC School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 172 pupils, an average class size of 24.6 and 15.8 pupils per teacher.
79% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 69% speak English as an additional language.
11% 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 25.1% 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 79% full.
Holy Family RC School in its own words
In its own words: "Holy Family School began in 1959 after the closure of St Mary’s Primary School in Summer Street. The school was then situated in West Cairncry Road with an annexe in Rowan Road for P1-P3 pupils. The annexe was later closed and all the pupils were housed in West Cairncry Road in the main building and in hutted accommodation."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our caring and welcoming approach ensures our pupils are supported on their learning journey from Nursery to Primary 7 and enables them to reach their full potential. We are proud of our positive and nurturing ethos where cultures and diversity are very much welcomed and celebrated."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Family RC School are Fernielea School (0.2 miles), Muirfield School (0.4 miles), Hazlehead School (0.7 miles) and Kingsford School (0.8 miles).
Fernielea SchoolMuirfield SchoolHazlehead SchoolKingsford School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Summerhill Road (o/s 30), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Holy Family RC School are Hazlehead Academy (0.9 miles), Northfield Academy (1 mile), Aberdeen Grammar School (1.5 miles) and Harlaw Academy (1.5 miles).
Hazlehead AcademyNorthfield AcademyAberdeen Grammar SchoolHarlaw Academy
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 Holy Family RC School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Holy Family RC School
What is the catchment area for Holy Family RC School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Holy Family RC 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 Holy Family RC School?
If you live in Holy Family RC 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 Holy Family RC School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Holy Family RC School?
Holy Family RC School is at Summerhill Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB15 6HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)