Oldmachar Academy, ABERDEEN
Oldmachar Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 94.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Oldmachar Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Oldmachar 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 992 pupils and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
12% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
1% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 54% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.2% in 2024/25, and 15.9% 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 96% full.
93% of pupils who left in 2023/24 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Oldmachar Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Aberdeen’s thriving energy sector is renowned around the world, drawing in people from various corners of the globe. The offshore oil and gas industry, in particular, is a major attraction for professionals seeking challenging and rewarding careers."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Oldmachar Academy are Bridge Of Don Academy (0.5 miles), St Machar Academy (1.8 miles), Dyce Academy (2.2 miles) and Northfield Academy (2.2 miles).
Bridge Of Don AcademySt Machar AcademyDyce AcademyNorthfield Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dyce Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitestripes Way (opposite), 140 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Oldmachar Academy are Forehill School (under 0.1 miles), Glashieburn School (under 0.1 miles), Middleton Park School (under 0.1 miles) and Braehead School (0.5 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Aberdeen City publishes both.
Forehill SchoolGlashieburn SchoolMiddleton Park SchoolBraehead School
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 Oldmachar Academy in February 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
About
Oldmachar Academy is situated in Bridge of Don in the north of Aberdeen in an area of private housing. It is a six-year comprehensive, non-denominational school which opened to pupils in August 1982.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Oldmachar Academy
When was Oldmachar Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Oldmachar Academy in February 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Oldmachar Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Oldmachar Academy 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 Oldmachar Academy?
If you live in Oldmachar Academy'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 Oldmachar Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Oldmachar Academy?
Oldmachar Academy is at Jesmond Drive, Bridge Of Don, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB22 8UR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)