Manor Park School, ABERDEEN
Manor Park School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 90.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Manor Park School in detail
School in Scotland
Manor Park 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.
Manor Park School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 211 pupils, an average class size of 21.1 and 14.6 pupils per teacher.
66% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 48% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 14% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.2% in 2024/25, and 34.9% 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 72% full.
Manor Park School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our partnership working with pupils, staff, partners and parents is essential for us to realise the potential of our pupils. At Manor Park we aim to provide opportunities and experiences which will support our children to learn, play and grow and becoming increasingly aspirational."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Manor Park School are Bramble Brae School (0.1 miles), Woodside School (0.6 miles), Quarryhill School (0.7 miles) and Cornhill School (0.8 miles).
Bramble Brae SchoolWoodside SchoolQuarryhill SchoolCornhill School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kemp Street (opposite), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Manor Park School are Northfield Academy (0.4 miles), St Machar Academy (1.3 miles), Bucksburn Academy (1.5 miles) and Bridge Of Don Academy (1.8 miles).
Northfield AcademySt Machar AcademyBucksburn AcademyBridge Of Don Academy
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 Manor Park School in March 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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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Manor Park School
Questions parents ask about Manor Park School
When was Manor Park School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Manor Park School in March 2026.
What is the catchment area for Manor Park School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Manor Park 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 Manor Park School?
If you live in Manor Park 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 Manor Park School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Manor Park School?
Manor Park School is at Danestone Circle, Middlefield, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB16 7YB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)