Rayne North School, ABERDEENSHIRE
Rayne North School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 96.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rayne North School in detail
School in Scotland
Rayne North 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 65 pupils, an average class size of 21.7 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 29% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.2% 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 88% full.
Rayne North School in its own words
In its own words: "Rayne North School was opened in 1876 and at one time was a junior secondary. This has meant that we have always had plenty of space in which the children and staff can work. At present we have three class rooms, a large gymnasium/hall and a general purpose/dining room."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rayne North School are Old Rayne School (2.5 miles), Rothienorman School (2.9 miles), Logie Durno School (3.1 miles) and Oyne School (4 miles).
Old Rayne SchoolRothienorman SchoolLogie Durno SchoolOyne School
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Rayne North School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Rayne North School
What is the catchment area for Rayne North School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rayne North 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 Rayne North School?
If you live in Rayne North 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 Rayne North 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 Rayne North School?
Rayne North School is at Meikle Wartle, Inverurie, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB51 5BY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)