St Fergus School, ABERDEENSHIRE
St Fergus School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeenshire.
- Attendance
- 94%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Fergus School in detail
School in Scotland
St Fergus 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.
St Fergus School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 103 pupils, an average class size of 20.6 and 14.1 pupils per teacher.
34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94% in 2024/25, and 15.2% 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 good (A); the school was 86% full.
St Fergus School in its own words
In its own words: "Our school vision, 'Trying Hard to do Our Best, We Aim High!' , was updated in 2023 following consultation with pupils, parents and carers and staff. At the start of session 2026-2027 , we again consulted our school community on the relevance of our vision and values."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, choir, coding, Lego and art.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Fergus School are Buchanhaven School (3.7 miles), Crimond School (3.9 miles), Clerkhill School (4.2 miles) and Peterhead Central School (4.3 miles).
Buchanhaven SchoolCrimond SchoolClerkhill SchoolPeterhead Central School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Fergus School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newton Grove (opposite), 190 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 St Fergus School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 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 St Fergus School
What is the catchment area for St Fergus School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Fergus 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 St Fergus School?
If you live in St Fergus 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 St Fergus School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Fergus School?
St Fergus School is at School Road, St Fergus Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 3HD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)