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New Machar School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
7 School Road, Newmachar, ABERDEENSHIRE AB21 0WB · newmachar.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01651 267420
On the mapSearch near AB21 0WB
Overview
- Pupils
- 334
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 80 places
- Teachers
- 17.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Average class size
- 25.7
- Additional support needs
- 109 pupils (33%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (231 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 (short inspection, report published 12 March 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 12 Mar 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jun 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 21 Oct 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 80
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |