Sandhaven School, FRASERBURGH
Sandhaven School is a primary school for pupils in Fraserburgh.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sandhaven School in detail
School in Scotland
Sandhaven 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.
Sandhaven School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 74 pupils, an average class size of 18.5 and 10.7 pupils per teacher.
69% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25, and 20.5% 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 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sandhaven School are Lochpots School (1.4 miles), Fraserburgh North School (1.8 miles), Fraserburgh South Park School (1.9 miles) and St Andrew's Primary School (2 miles).
Lochpots SchoolFraserburgh North SchoolFraserburgh South Park SchoolSt Andrew's Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sandhaven School.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (at), 10 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 Sandhaven 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 Sandhaven School
What is the catchment area for Sandhaven School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sandhaven 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 Sandhaven School?
If you live in Sandhaven 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 Sandhaven 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 Sandhaven School?
Sandhaven School is at High Street, Sandhaven, FRASERBURGH, FRASERBURGH, AB43 7EQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)