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Cornhill School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Cornhill Drive, Aberdeen AB16 5BL · cornhill.aberdeen.sch.uk · 01224 455140
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Overview
- Pupils
- 399
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeen City
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 63 places
- Teachers
- 24.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Average class size
- 24.9
- Additional support needs
- 245 pupils (61%)
- English as an additional language
- 100 pupils (25%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (299 pupils)
- P6 and older37% (37 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 22%
- 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 26 November 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 26 Nov 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 3 · Satisfactory Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 6 Dec 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 63
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |