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Hillside School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Newlands Drive, Portlethen, ABERDEENSHIRE AB12 4LX · hillside.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01224 472850
On the mapSearch near AB12 4LX
Overview
- Pupils
- 446
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 56 places
- Teachers
- 24
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Average class size
- 26.2
- Additional support needs
- 88 pupils (20%)
- English as an additional language
- 16 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (282 pupils)
- P6 and older6.1% (10 pupils)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 22 May 2018) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 22 May 2018
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 27 Feb 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 56
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |