Torphins School, BANCHORY
Torphins School is a primary school for pupils in Banchory.
- Attendance
- 95.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Torphins School in detail
School in Scotland
Torphins 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.
Torphins School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 158 pupils, an average class size of 22.6 and 17.2 pupils per teacher.
27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 49% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.9% in 2024/25, and 8.8% 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 79% full.
Torphins School in its own words
In its own words: "Torphins is a single stream Primary 1 to Primary 7, with a 20-place nursery on site. We are situated 25 miles West of Aberdeen. At the start of the 24/25 session the school has 157 pupils and 20 nursery pupils. Our catchment includes the village of Torphins and the surrounding area."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Torphins School are Kincardine O'Neil School (2.3 miles), Lumphanan School (2.6 miles) and Midmar School (5.2 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Torphins School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Innermarkie Wynd (opposite), 60 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Torphins School in December 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
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 Torphins School
When was Torphins School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Torphins School in December 2024.
What is the catchment area for Torphins School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Torphins 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 Torphins School?
If you live in Torphins 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 Torphins 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 Torphins School?
Torphins School is at Beltie Road, Torphins, BANCHORY, BANCHORY, AB31 4JT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)