Inverurie Academy, ABERDEENSHIRE

Inverurie 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.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 1315 pupils and 13.4 pupils per teacher.

11% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 90.1% in 2024/25, and 29% 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 good (A); the school was 82% full.

93% 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.

In its own words: "I nverurie Academy has a rich history and heritage. Although we are delighted now to be part of the new Inverurie Community Campus, there is every intention that this rich heritage goes with us into this exciting future. The first Higher Grade school was opened in 1909 with the title of Inverurie Academy."

The nearest other state secondary schools to Inverurie Academy are Kemnay Academy (3.9 miles) and Meldrum Academy (4.1 miles).

The nearest railway station is Inverurie Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Market Place (nw bound), 280 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Inverurie Academy are Kellands School (0.3 miles), Strathburn School (0.5 miles), Port Elphinstone School (0.8 miles) and Uryside School (1.1 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Aberdeenshire publishes both.