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New Pitsligo & St John's School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

School Street, New Pitsligo Fraserburgh, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB43 6NE · Aberdeenshire · near Mintlaw

Mintlaw’s School Grade C against Scotland’s towns

Pupils
111
September 2025, 7.9 teachers
Average class
22.2 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
69%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
0%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about New Pitsligo & St John's School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 22.2 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

New Pitsligo & St John's School had 111 pupils in September 2025, with 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 77 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 69% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near New Pitsligo & St John's School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

The five nearest

  • Strichen · Non-denominational · 6.6 km
  • Tyrie · Non-denominational · 7.6 km
  • New Deer · Non-denominational · 8.6 km
  • Crudie · Non-denominational · 8.6 km
  • Maud PS · Non-denominational · 8.8 km
Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near New Pitsligo & St John's School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

New Pitsligo & St John's School: common questions

How good is New Pitsligo & St John's School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to New Pitsligo & St John's School?

111 in September 2025, in classes averaging 22.2 pupils.

How do I get a place at New Pitsligo & St John's School?

Through Aberdeenshire council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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