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Balmedie School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Forsyth Road, Balmedie, ABERDEENSHIRE AB23 8YW · balmedie.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01358 281105
On the mapSearch near AB23 8YW
Overview
- Pupils
- 383
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 18.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Average class size
- 27.4
- Additional support needs
- 107 pupils (28%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (272 pupils)
- P6 and older12.6% (14 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 23 August 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 23 Aug 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |