Schools in the Aberdeenshire council area
Aberdeenshire has 161 schools listed on OfferDay across 22 towns.
140 primary schools · 17 secondary schools · 4 special and alternative provision schools
About schools in Aberdeenshire
Most of the 161 schools listed in Aberdeenshire are primary schools. Its 17 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another four schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.
Schools in Aberdeenshire are inspected by Education Scotland. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.
Recently inspected in Aberdeenshire
The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.
- Peterhead Central School Education Scotland, 23 June 2026
- Aboyne Academy Education Scotland, 23 June 2026
- Portlethen Academy Education Scotland, 19 May 2026
- Laurencekirk School Education Scotland, 19 May 2026
- Bracoden School Education Scotland, 12 May 2026
- Macduff School Education Scotland, 21 April 2026
- Gourdon School Education Scotland, 21 April 2026
- Johnshaven School Education Scotland, 21 April 2026
- Crombie School Education Scotland, 10 February 2026
- Meldrum School Education Scotland, 10 February 2026
- Mearns Academy Education Scotland, 20 January 2026
- Kennethmont School Education Scotland, 20 January 2026
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Aberdeenshire.
Schools not listed under a town
These schools have no town recorded in the national register.
Primary schools54
Secondary schools2
Common questions about schools in Aberdeenshire
- How many schools are in Aberdeenshire?
- OfferDay lists 161 schools in Aberdeenshire, including 140 primary schools and 17 secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in Aberdeenshire?
- Schools in Aberdeenshire are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.
- Which are the best schools in Aberdeenshire?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in Aberdeenshire. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.
- How many towns are in the Aberdeenshire council area?
- OfferDay groups the Aberdeenshire schools across 22 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the council area is reachable.
School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.