Schools In Aberdeenshire

Robert Grodon’s College, Albyn and St Margaret’s School for Girls all get good reviews. Robert Gordon’s College in the Schoolhill area of Aberdeen city is in the top 5 schools in Scotland, getting good academic results and sporting achievements, whilst remaining a large but notably friendly school.

Aberdeenshire, along with other areas of Scotland, does very well for state schools, with Cult’s Academy in Aberdeen and Banchory Academy doing particularly well. Aberdeen Grammar School and Westhill Academy also have good reputations. Aberdeen City has an impressive number of well-regarded primary schools: among others, the schools of Ashley Road, Broomhill and Milltimber are all rated at least as very good.

Outside the City, the picture is very similar. Both Banchory and Banchory-Devenick primary schools are reported as good as is the Mill O’Forest School in Stonehaven. Torphins School, near Aboyne, St Andrew’s School in Inverurie and Dunnottar School in Stonehaven are all very good.

For a more comprehensive list of schools in Aberdeenshire we recommend the Good Schools Guide.