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Clerkhill School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Cairntrodlie, Peterhead, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 2AX · Aberdeenshire

Peterhead’s School Grade D against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
410
September 2025, 26.4 teachers
Average class
25.6 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
48%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
2%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Clerkhill School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 25.6 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Clerkhill School had 410 pupils in September 2025, with 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16 pupils for each. 2% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 14% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 19% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 196 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 48% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 10% are learning English as an additional language.

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

Nearby

Schools near Clerkhill School

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

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Clerkhill 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.

Dales Park School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
349 pupils24.9 average class0.7 km away
Meethill School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
176 pupils25.1 average class0.8 km away
Buchanhaven School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
404 pupils26.9 average class1.2 km away
Peterhead Central School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
115 pupils19.2 average class1.3 km away
Burnhaven School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
13 pupils13 average class1.8 km away
Boddam School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
93 pupils23.2 average class3.9 km away

Clerkhill School: common questions

How good is Clerkhill 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 Clerkhill School?

410 in September 2025, in classes averaging 25.6 pupils.

How do I get a place at Clerkhill 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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