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Macduff School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Berrymuir Road, Macduff, BANFFSHIRE AB44 1PT · macduff.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01261 455765
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Overview
- Pupils
- 280
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 80 places
- Teachers
- 16.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Average class size
- 25.5
- Additional support needs
- 94 pupils (34%)
- English as an additional language
- 22 pupils (8%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (214 pupils)
- P6 and older22.7% (15 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
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 (inspection, report published 25 January 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 25 Jan 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 21 Apr 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 80
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |