What did Education Scotland judge Oldmachar Academy's quality indicator to be?

Education Scotland judged Oldmachar Academy's quality indicator as Very good (5 of 6) at its inspection in November 2025, on Education Scotland's own scale.

How many pupils attend Oldmachar Academy?

Oldmachar Academy has 992 pupils on roll.

Where is Oldmachar Academy located?

Oldmachar Academy is located in ABERDEEN, AB22 8UR, Aberdeen City.

How do I apply to Oldmachar Academy?

In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Oldmachar Academy is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Aberdeen City Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.

How are S1 places decided at Oldmachar Academy?

When Oldmachar Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Living in the school zone (ordinarily resident before 15 March) — All primary and secondary schools run by Aberdeen City Council serve a local 'zone' which has been determined by the Council. To be considered as living in the zone for a school, your child must meet one of the three criteria below. They should: be living with their parent(s)/guardian(s) in the school zone before 15 March ('ordinarily resident'); have a sibling at the school but now live out-of-zone for that school because we have since changed the school zone (this will only apply where the sibling is still attending the school); or have additional support needs which have been previously assessed by an Educational Psychologist of Aberdeen City Council and that the child's needs can only be met at a specified school. Some zones include parts of Aberdeenshire. Tie-break: Applicants in Priority 1 are ordered by the date of moving into the zone or the date the application is received, whichever is later. All other priorities are ordered by distance between your child's address and the school. For each priority the Council checks evidence — proof of address, the sibling's school record, the current school, or the childminder. The guidelines normally apply, but placing requests may be granted where exceptional circumstances exist.

What is the largest ethnic background at Oldmachar Academy?

According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 65.7% of pupils at Oldmachar Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Oldmachar Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (S1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Living in the school zone (ordinarily resident before 15 March) — All primary and secondary schools run by Aberdeen City Council serve a local 'zone' which has been determined by the Council. To be considered as living in the zone for a school, your child must meet one of the three criteria below. They should: be living with their parent(s)/guardian(s) in the school zone before 15 March ('ordinarily resident'); have a sibling at the school but now live out-of-zone for that school because we have since changed the school zone (this will only apply where the sibling is still attending the school); or have additional support needs which have been previously assessed by an Educational Psychologist of Aberdeen City Council and that the child's needs can only be met at a specified school. Some zones include parts of Aberdeenshire.

If two applications tie: Applicants in Priority 1 are ordered by the date of moving into the zone or the date the application is received, whichever is later. All other priorities are ordered by distance between your child's address and the school. For each priority the Council checks evidence — proof of address, the sibling's school record, the current school, or the childminder. The guidelines normally apply, but placing requests may be granted where exceptional circumstances exist.

The headteacher of the school applied for normally decides whether a place is offered, considering places available, additional support needs and whether offering a place would need changes such as a new teacher, with input from educational psychologists, social workers, quality improvement officers and inclusion specialists. Provisional places are not given to families who have not yet moved to Aberdeen; children living outside Aberdeen are unlikely to be offered places without exceptional circumstances.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Oldmachar Academy: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Oldmachar Academy's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Oldmachar Academy's quality indicator as Very good (5 of 6) at its inspection in November 2025, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Oldmachar Academy?: Oldmachar Academy has 992 pupils on roll.
Where is Oldmachar Academy located?: Oldmachar Academy is located in ABERDEEN, AB22 8UR, Aberdeen City.
How do I apply to Oldmachar Academy?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Oldmachar Academy is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Aberdeen City Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are S1 places decided at Oldmachar Academy?: When Oldmachar Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Living in the school zone (ordinarily resident before 15 March) — All primary and secondary schools run by Aberdeen City Council serve a local 'zone' which has been determined by the Council. To be considered as living in the zone for a school, your child must meet one of the three criteria below. They should: be living with their parent(s)/guardian(s) in the school zone before 15 March ('ordinarily resident'); have a sibling at the school but now live out-of-zone for that school because we have since changed the school zone (this will only apply where the sibling is still attending the school); or have additional support needs which have been previously assessed by an Educational Psychologist of Aberdeen City Council and that the child's needs can only be met at a specified school. Some zones include parts of Aberdeenshire. Tie-break: Applicants in Priority 1 are ordered by the date of moving into the zone or the date the application is received, whichever is later. All other priorities are ordered by distance between your child's address and the school. For each priority the Council checks evidence — proof of address, the sibling's school record, the current school, or the childminder. The guidelines normally apply, but placing requests may be granted where exceptional circumstances exist.
What is the largest ethnic background at Oldmachar Academy?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 65.7% of pupils at Oldmachar Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Oldmachar Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (S1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Living in the school zone (ordinarily resident before 15 March) — All primary and secondary schools run by Aberdeen City Council serve a local 'zone' which has been determined by the Council. To be considered as living in the zone for a school, your child must meet one of the three criteria below. They should: be living with their parent(s)/guardian(s) in the school zone before 15 March ('ordinarily resident'); have a sibling at the school but now live out-of-zone for that school because we have since changed the school zone (this will only apply where the sibling is still attending the school); or have additional support needs which have been previously assessed by an Educational Psychologist of Aberdeen City Council and that the child's needs can only be met at a specified school. Some zones include parts of Aberdeenshire.

Oldmachar Academy: key facts

What did Education Scotland judge Oldmachar Academy's quality indicator to be?: Education Scotland judged Oldmachar Academy's quality indicator as Very good (5 of 6) at its inspection in November 2025, on Education Scotland's own scale.
How many pupils attend Oldmachar Academy?: Oldmachar Academy has 992 pupils on roll.
Where is Oldmachar Academy located?: Oldmachar Academy is located in ABERDEEN, AB22 8UR, Aberdeen City.
How do I apply to Oldmachar Academy?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Oldmachar Academy is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to Aberdeen City Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are S1 places decided at Oldmachar Academy?: When Oldmachar Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Living in the school zone (ordinarily resident before 15 March) — All primary and secondary schools run by Aberdeen City Council serve a local 'zone' which has been determined by the Council. To be considered as living in the zone for a school, your child must meet one of the three criteria below. They should: be living with their parent(s)/guardian(s) in the school zone before 15 March ('ordinarily resident'); have a sibling at the school but now live out-of-zone for that school because we have since changed the school zone (this will only apply where the sibling is still attending the school); or have additional support needs which have been previously assessed by an Educational Psychologist of Aberdeen City Council and that the child's needs can only be met at a specified school. Some zones include parts of Aberdeenshire. Tie-break: Applicants in Priority 1 are ordered by the date of moving into the zone or the date the application is received, whichever is later. All other priorities are ordered by distance between your child's address and the school. For each priority the Council checks evidence — proof of address, the sibling's school record, the current school, or the childminder. The guidelines normally apply, but placing requests may be granted where exceptional circumstances exist.
What is the largest ethnic background at Oldmachar Academy?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 65.7% of pupils at Oldmachar Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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