Premnay School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Premnay School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 97.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Premnay School in detail
School in Scotland
Premnay 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 38 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 13.1 pupils per teacher.
32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 97.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Premnay School are Insch School (2.1 miles), Oyne School (3 miles), Keig School (3.7 miles) and Old Rayne School (3.8 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Insch Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Playing Field (opposite), 110 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 Premnay School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Premnay School
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 Premnay School
What is the catchment area for Premnay School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Premnay 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 Premnay School?
If you live in Premnay 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 Premnay 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 Premnay School?
Premnay School is at Premnay, Insch, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB52 6QA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)