St Machar Academy

Aberdeen, Aberdeen City · AB24 3YZ

Not ratedSecondaryLocal Authority

School details

Council area: Aberdeen City →
Town: Aberdeen
Phase: Secondary
Type: Local Authority
Denomination: Non-denominational
Address: St Machar Drive, Aberdeen, AB24 3YZ
Phone: 01224 492855
Email: stmachar.enquiries@ab-ed.org
Website: Visit website →

Pupils & staffing

Census 2025

1,032

Pupil roll

86.6

Teachers (FTE)

11.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

Pupils by gender484 girls · 548 boys

Additional support needs73% of pupils

English as an additional language33% of pupils

Registered for free school meals44% of pupils

Roll by stage

184

192

204

203

147

102

Pupils by deprivation

Q1 · most deprived (22%)Q5 · least deprived (5%)

Source: Scottish Government, School Level Summary Statistics 2025(annual pupil & teacher census). Figures are as at census day; small counts may be suppressed.

Education Scotland inspection

Last inspected March 2012

Graded under Education Scotland’s previous inspection framework (used until 2016). The indicators below are not directly comparable with current inspections.

Improvements in performanceSatisfactory

Learners' experiencesGood

Meeting learning needsGood

The curriculumGood

Improvement through self-evaluationGood

This inspection is more than five years old — the school may have changed since. Check the latest report for the current position.

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Source: Education Scotland inspection grades, via Scottish Government (information as at 1 April 2025). Six-point scale: Excellent · Very Good · Good · Satisfactory · Weak · Unsatisfactory.