Lumphanan School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Lumphanan School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 95.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lumphanan School in detail
School in Scotland
Lumphanan 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 45 pupils, an average class size of 22.5 and 14.1 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.2% in 2024/25, and 14.6% 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 45% full.
Lumphanan School in its own words
In its own words: "In Lumphanan School we take pride in the fact that this is a happy school with a real sense of team spirit. We like to work in partnership with parents. The Village of Lumphanan is set in an attractive rural location 26 miles west of Aberdeen."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lumphanan School are Torphins School (2.6 miles), Kincardine O'Neil School (3 miles), Craigievar School (3.7 miles) and Aboyne Primary School (5.5 miles).
Torphins SchoolKincardine O'Neil SchoolCraigievar SchoolAboyne Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Lumphanan School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Road (at), 70 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 Lumphanan School in October 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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 Lumphanan 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 Lumphanan School
When was Lumphanan School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Lumphanan School in October 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Lumphanan School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lumphanan 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 Lumphanan School?
If you live in Lumphanan 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 Lumphanan 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 Lumphanan School?
Lumphanan School is at Lumphanan, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB31 4SU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)