Pitfour School, PETERHEAD
Pitfour School is a primary school for pupils in Peterhead.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Pitfour School in detail
School in Scotland
Pitfour 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.
Pitfour School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 152 pupils, an average class size of 21.7 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
34% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 59% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 14.5% 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 84% full.
Pitfour School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Looking to realize your potential? There's a fantastic program for parents and carers in Pitfour!"
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pitfour School are Mintlaw Primary School (0.5 miles), Fetterangus School (1.7 miles), Stuartfield School (2 miles) and Longside School (2.7 miles).
Mintlaw Primary SchoolFetterangus SchoolStuartfield SchoolLongside School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Pitfour School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Academy Gardens (at), 60 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 Pitfour 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 Pitfour School
What is the catchment area for Pitfour School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Pitfour 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 Pitfour School?
If you live in Pitfour 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 Pitfour 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 Pitfour School?
Pitfour School is at Newlands Road, Mintlaw, PETERHEAD, PETERHEAD, AB42 5GP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)