Loirston School, ABERDEEN
Loirston School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Loirston School in detail
School in Scotland
Loirston 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.
Loirston School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 339 pupils, an average class size of 22.6 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.2% in 2024/25, and 20.3% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 74% full.
Loirston School in its own words
In its own words: "Together we provide a happy, inclusive, safe and nurturing environment that supports all learners to reach their full potential and promotes life-long learning, wellbeing and achievement. To provide high quality play opportunities for children to develop skills for life-long learning and promote independence. We value the importance of play across all stages."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Loirston School are Charleston School (0.6 miles), Kirkhill School (1.3 miles), Abbotswell School (1.5 miles) and Tullos School (1.9 miles).
Charleston SchoolKirkhill SchoolAbbotswell SchoolTullos School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Loirston Court (opposite), 30 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 Loirston School in January 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Loirston School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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 Loirston School
When was Loirston School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Loirston School in January 2022.
What is the catchment area for Loirston School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Loirston 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 Loirston School?
If you live in Loirston 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 Loirston School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 Loirston School?
Loirston School is at Loirston Avenue, Cove Bay, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB12 3HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)