Seaton School, Aberdeen
Seaton School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 91.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Seaton School in detail
School in Scotland
Seaton 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.
Seaton School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 179 pupils, an average class size of 19.9 and 13 pupils per teacher.
60% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 82% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 60% speak English as an additional language.
41% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 5% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 27.1% 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 74% full.
Seaton School in its own words
In its own words: "Seaton Primary School and Early Learning Setting is set within the area of Seaton on the North East coast of Scotland. The school environment is rich in natural resources with the beach on our doorstep and Seaton Park a short walk away. Seaton School is a non-denominational school which educates children from 3-12 years."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Seaton School are Riverbank School (0.7 miles), Sunnybank School (0.8 miles), Scotstown School (0.8 miles) and Kittybrewster School (0.9 miles).
Riverbank SchoolSunnybank SchoolScotstown SchoolKittybrewster School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aberdeen Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seaton Place (opposite), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Seaton School are St Machar Academy (0.7 miles), Bridge Of Don Academy (1.3 miles) and Oldmachar Academy (1.8 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Seaton School in September 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Seaton School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
2 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Seaton School
Questions parents ask about Seaton School
When was Seaton School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Seaton School in September 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Seaton School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Seaton 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 Seaton School?
If you live in Seaton 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 Seaton School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 2 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 Seaton School?
Seaton School is at Seaton Place East, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 1XE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)