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Ballater School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Monaltrie Crescent, Ballater, ABERDEENSHIRE AB35 5RN · ballater.aberdeenshire.sch.uk · 01339 267715
On the mapSearch near AB35 5RN
Overview
- Pupils
- 68
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Nursery class
- Yes · 24 places
- Teachers
- 4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
- Average class size
- 22.7
- Additional support needs
- 29 pupils (43%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (47 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 (short inspection, report published 17 September 2019) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 2 (weak); Raising attainment and achievement 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 17 Sept 2019
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 28 Jun 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 24
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? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |