Stoneywood School, ABERDEEN
Stoneywood School is a primary school for pupils in Aberdeen.
- Attendance
- 94.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Stoneywood School in detail
School in Scotland
Stoneywood 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.
Stoneywood School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 459 pupils, an average class size of 27 and 20 pupils per teacher.
26% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 18% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.5% in 2024/25, and 13.3% 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 106% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stoneywood School are Brimmond School (0.7 miles), Heathryburn School (1.3 miles), Westpark School (1.4 miles) and Dyce School (1.6 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dyce Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Millhill Brae (opposite), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Stoneywood School are Bucksburn Academy (0.4 miles) and Dyce Academy (1.6 miles).
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 Stoneywood 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 1 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 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.
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Questions parents ask about Stoneywood School
What is the catchment area for Stoneywood School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Stoneywood 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 Stoneywood School?
If you live in Stoneywood 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 Stoneywood School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 1 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 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 Stoneywood School?
Stoneywood School is at Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, ABERDEEN, ABERDEEN, AB21 9EL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)