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Methlick School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Methlick, Ellon, ABERDEENSHIRE AB41 7DS · methlick.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01651 267410
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Overview
- Pupils
- 136
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 20 places
- Teachers
- 8.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
- Average class size
- 22.7
- Additional support needs
- 40 pupils (29%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (96 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 (inspection, report published 2 July 2013) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 5 (very good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 2 Jul 2013
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 19 Dec 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 20
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |