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Dyce Academy

Riverview Drive, Dyce, AB21 7NF

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
685
SEED code
5243335
Local authority
Aberdeen City
Website
School website
Telephone
01224 725118

About this school

Dyce Academy is a secondary school in Blackburn. It has 685 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 4 February 2025 ยท Additional inspection evidence

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
689
2024
679
2025
685
Pupils per teacher
2023
12.3
2024
12
2025
12.5
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
102
2024
54
2025
46
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
18.4%
2024
14.3%
2025
18.8%
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)
25 (4%)
Q2
44 (6%)
Q3
198 (29%)
Q4
186 (27%)
Q5 (least deprived)
232 (34%)

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

Nearby schools

Other schools in Blackburn

Common questions

What kind of school is Dyce Academy?
Dyce Academy is a secondary school in Blackburn.
When was Dyce Academy last inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Dyce Academy, 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 big is Dyce Academy?
Dyce Academy has 685 pupils on roll.
Does Dyce Academy 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 12 July 2026.