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Banchory Academy

Raemoir Road, Banchory, AB31 5UJ

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
849
SEED code
5251834
Local authority
Aberdeenshire
Website
School website
Telephone
01330 700450

About this school

Banchory Academy is a secondary school in Banchory. It has 849 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected Banchory Academy under its current framework. 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

Not yet inspected

This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.

Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
865
2024
847
2025
849
Pupils per teacher
2023
12.6
2024
12.3
2025
12.2
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
29
2024
33
2025
52
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
7.6%
2024
8.1%
2025
7.2%
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)
-
Q2
-
Q3
0 (0%)
Q4
334 (39%)
Q5 (least deprived)
514 (61%)

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

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Common questions

What kind of school is Banchory Academy?
Banchory Academy is a secondary school in Banchory.
Has Banchory Academy been inspected?
Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected Banchory Academy, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Banchory Academy?
Banchory Academy has 849 pupils on roll.
Does Banchory 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 10 July 2026.