Keig School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Keig School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Keig School in detail
School in Scotland
Keig 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 48 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 16 pupils per teacher.
35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 52% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 96% full.
Keig School in its own words
In its own words: "We take pride in the fact that Keig is a happy and hardworking school with a real sense of team spirit. We want everybody at Keig School to lead happy, healthy lives as active citizens and confident life-long learners. Parents and guardians play a very important part in the life of the school and the wider community."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and netball.
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Keig School are Alford Primary School (2.9 miles), Tough School (3.5 miles), Premnay School (3.7 miles) and Oyne School (5.8 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Keig School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 110 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Keig School in September 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentweak
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementweak
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Keig School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Keig School
When was Keig School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Keig School in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as weak and raising attainment and achievement as weak, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Keig School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Keig 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 Keig School?
If you live in Keig 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 Keig 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 Keig School?
Keig School is at Keig, Alford, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB33 8BH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)