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New Machar School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

7 School Road, Newmachar, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB21 0WB · Aberdeenshire

Newmachar’s School Grade B against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
334
September 2025, 17.4 teachers
Average class
25.7 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
33%
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 Machar School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 25.7 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

New Machar School had 334 pupils in September 2025, with 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 25% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 109 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 33% 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 Machar School

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

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near New Machar 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.

Hatton (Fintray) School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
31 pupils15.5 average class5.8 km away
Cultercullen School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
53 pupils17.7 average class5.8 km away
Dyce School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
355 pupils19.7 average class6.8 km away
Udny Green School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
59 pupils19.7 average class6.9 km away
Pitmedden School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
134 pupils22.3 average class7.9 km away

New Machar School: common questions

How good is New Machar 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 Machar School?

334 in September 2025, in classes averaging 25.7 pupils.

How do I get a place at New Machar 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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