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Hill of Banchory School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Firbrae, Hill of Banchory South, BANCHORY AB31 5ZT · hillofbanchory.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01330 700380
On the mapSearch near AB31 5ZT
Overview
- Pupils
- 344
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 18.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
- Average class size
- 26.5
- Additional support needs
- 108 pupils (31%)
- English as an additional language
- 10 pupils (3%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (231 pupils)
- P6 and older14.2% (16 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 January 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 6 (excellent); Learners’ experiences 6 (excellent); Meeting learning needs 6 (excellent); The curriculum 5 (very good); Improvement through self-evaluation 6 (excellent).
- Report published
- 24 Jan 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 6 · Excellent |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 6 · Excellent |
| Meeting learning needs | 6 · Excellent |
| The curriculum | 5 · Very good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 6 · Excellent |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 28 Feb 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |