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Macduff School

Berrymuir Road, Macduff, AB44 1PT

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
280
SEED code
5212723
Local authority
Aberdeenshire
Website
School website
Telephone
01261 455765

About this school

Macduff School is a primary school in Macduff. It has 280 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 21 April 2026 ยท Inspection 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
303
2024
282
2025
280
Pupils per teacher
2023
16.6
2024
17.3
2025
17.2
Average class size
2023
25.3
2024
25.6
2025
25.5
English as an additional language
2023
24
2024
25
2025
22
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
22.5%
2024
18.3%
2025
22.7%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
0 (0%)
Q2
40 (14%)
Q3
240 (86%)
Q4
0 (0%)
Q5 (least deprived)
0 (0%)

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 Macduff School?
Macduff School is a primary school in Macduff.
Has Macduff School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Macduff 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 Macduff School?
Macduff School has 280 pupils on roll.
Does Macduff 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 19 July 2026.