Longside School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Longside School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 93.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Longside School in detail
School in Scotland
Longside 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.
Longside School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 164 pupils, an average class size of 23.4 and 17.3 pupils per teacher.
30% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.8% in 2024/25, and 14.9% 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 76% full.
Longside School in its own words
In its own words: "The vision, values and aims is what the setting aspires to be for all stakeholders. It is a shared ethos of core values that should be built upon when making decisions about future improvement opportunities. The aims change and evolve and are part of the self-evaluation process."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Longside School are Mintlaw Primary School (2.2 miles), Pitfour School (2.7 miles), Fetterangus School (3.9 miles) and Stuartfield School (4 miles).
Mintlaw Primary SchoolPitfour SchoolFetterangus SchoolStuartfield School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Longside School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coopers Brae (at), 240 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Longside School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Longside School
What is the catchment area for Longside School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Longside 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 Longside School?
If you live in Longside 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 Longside 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 Longside School?
Longside School is at 22 Inn Brae, Longside Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 4TP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)