Riverbank School, ABERDEEN
Riverbank School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 88%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Riverbank School in detail
School in Scotland
Riverbank 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.
Riverbank School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 313 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.
68% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 39% speak English as an additional language.
45% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88% in 2024/25, and 38.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 62% full.
Riverbank School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Riverbank School are St Peter's RC School (0.3 miles), Kittybrewster School (0.4 miles), Woodside School (0.6 miles) and Seaton School (0.7 miles).
St Peter's RC SchoolKittybrewster SchoolWoodside SchoolSeaton School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alexander Terrace (adjacent), 260 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Riverbank School are St Machar Academy (0.3 miles), Bridge Of Don Academy (1.1 miles), Oldmachar Academy (1.5 miles) and Aberdeen Grammar School (1.6 miles).
St Machar AcademyBridge Of Don AcademyOldmachar AcademyAberdeen Grammar School
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 Riverbank School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Riverbank School
Riverbank School Handbook 2026-2027
10 Sep 2026
Newsletter - September 2026 (no1)
7 Sep 2026
Riverbank Parent Council AGM - Friday 11 th September
24 Aug 2026
Newsletter - End of Session 2025-2026
26 Jun 2026
Sports Day - Thursday 25th June
24 Jun 2026
Riverbank School Sports
18 Jun 2026
From Riverbank School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Questions parents ask about Riverbank School
What is the catchment area for Riverbank School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Riverbank 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 Aberdeen City. Aberdeen City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Riverbank School?
If you live in Riverbank School'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 Riverbank School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Riverbank School?
Riverbank School is at Coningham Gardens, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB24 2TU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)