Kittybrewster School, Aberdeen

Kittybrewster 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.

Kittybrewster School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 231 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 12.8 pupils per teacher.

63% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 75% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 43% speak English as an additional language.

18% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 5% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 90.2% in 2024/25, and 33.1% 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 68% full.

In its own words: "Our vision values and aims are at the heart of everything we do."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a non-denominational school delivering both Primary and Early Years education. Our school is housed in a large Victorian granite building which dates back to 1899. We have two large playground areas in addition to a Wild Garden space which is used for outdoor learning experiences."

The nearest other state primary schools to Kittybrewster School are Riverbank School (0.4 miles), St Peter's RC School (0.6 miles), Sunnybank School (0.6 miles) and Woodside School (0.7 miles).

The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lilybank Place (opposite), 50 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to Kittybrewster School are St Machar Academy (0.2 miles), Northfield Academy (1.2 miles), Aberdeen Grammar School (1.2 miles) and Bridge Of Don Academy (1.5 miles).