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Orchard Brae School

Howes Road, AB16 7RW

Phase
Special schools
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
111
SEED code
1004140
Local authority
Aberdeen City
Website
School website
Telephone
01224 788950

About this school

Orchard Brae School is a special school in Aberdeen. It has 111 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 13 June 2023 ยท Follow-through report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
119
2024
116
2025
111
Pupils per teacher
2023
4
2024
3.6
2025
3.7
Average class size
2023
-
2024
-
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
8
2024
9
2025
11
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
100%
2024
25%
2025
-
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

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Common questions

What kind of school is Orchard Brae School?
Orchard Brae School is a special school in Aberdeen.
Has Orchard Brae School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Orchard Brae School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How many pupils are at Orchard Brae School?
Orchard Brae School has 111 pupils on roll.
Does Orchard Brae School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 13 June 2023.