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Tarves School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Duthie Road, Tarves Ellon, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB41 7JX · Aberdeenshire · near Oldmeldrum

Oldmeldrum’s School Grade B+ against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
175
September 2025, 10.1 teachers
Average class
25 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
35%
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 Tarves School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 25 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Tarves School had 175 pupils in September 2025, with 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 62 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 35% 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 Tarves 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 Tarves 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.

Pitmedden School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
134 pupils22.3 average class4.5 km away
Udny Green School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
59 pupils19.7 average class4.9 km away
Barthol Chapel School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
33 pupils16.5 average class5.9 km away
Methlick School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
136 pupils22.7 average class6.1 km away
Meldrum School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
382 pupils25.5 average class7.2 km away
Auchterellon School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
318 pupils26.5 average class7.9 km away

Tarves School: common questions

How good is Tarves 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 Tarves School?

175 in September 2025, in classes averaging 25 pupils.

How do I get a place at Tarves 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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