Northfield Academy, Aberdeen

Northfield Academy 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 746 pupils and 11.6 pupils per teacher.

51% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 63% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.

27% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 1% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 83.6% in 2024/25, and 50.3% 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 poor (C); the school was 72% full.

90% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 94% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

In its own words: "Arrive on time Be prepared for learning Phones off and out of sight"

The nearest other state secondary schools to Northfield Academy are St Machar Academy (1.4 miles), Aberdeen Grammar School (1.6 miles), Bucksburn Academy (1.7 miles) and Harlaw Academy (1.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hawthorn Crescent (opposite), 90 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Northfield Academy are Bramble Brae School (0.3 miles), Quarryhill School (0.4 miles), Manor Park School (0.4 miles) and Cornhill School (0.4 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Aberdeen City publishes both.