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Meldrum School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Meadowbank, Oldmeldrum Inverurie, ABERDEENSHIRE AB51 0BF · meldrum-pri.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01651 267455
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Overview
- Pupils
- 382
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 56 places
- Teachers
- 22.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Average class size
- 25.5
- Additional support needs
- 90 pupils (24%)
- English as an additional language
- 8 pupils (2%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (251 pupils)
- P6 and older15.3% (20 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 24 August 2010) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 2 (weak); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 24 Aug 2010
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| 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
- 16 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 56
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 3 · Adequate |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |