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Buchanhaven School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Hope Street, Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE AB42 1HD · buchanhaven.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01779 403665
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Overview
- Pupils
- 404
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 25.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Average class size
- 26.9
- Additional support needs
- 206 pupils (51%)
- English as an additional language
- 56 pupils (14%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (284 pupils)
- P6 and older20% (24 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 26%
- 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 15 March 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 15 Mar 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 22 Nov 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |