Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 161 state schools — 140 primary, 17 secondary and 4 special, educating around 35,737 pupils with 2,563 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Aberdeenshire spent around £7,132 per primary pupil and £9,479 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 94.7% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 37.6% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Aberdeenshire are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 39 open teaching jobs across Aberdeenshire. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.