Pitmedden School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Pitmedden School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 96.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Pitmedden School in detail
School in Scotland
Pitmedden 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.
Pitmedden School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 134 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 16 pupils per teacher.
22% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 54% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.1% in 2024/25, and 7.5% 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 good (A); the school was 55% full.
Pitmedden School in its own words
In its own words: "Over the past few years we have been working on the review of our school vision and values. This has involved our staff, pupils and families. We looked at things that were important to our stakeholders and identified common themes. This then led into our vision statment: Team Pitmedden: Where Everyone SHINES Bright!"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pitmedden School are Udny Green School (1 mile), Tarves School (2.8 miles), Cultercullen School (2.9 miles) and Meiklemill School (4 miles).
Udny Green SchoolTarves SchoolCultercullen SchoolMeiklemill School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Pitmedden School.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bronie Crescent (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 Pitmedden School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Pitmedden School
What is the catchment area for Pitmedden School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Pitmedden 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 Pitmedden School?
If you live in Pitmedden 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 Pitmedden 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 Pitmedden School?
Pitmedden School is at Pitmedden, Ellon, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB41 7NY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)