Primary Provision within the Ellon Cluster

Primary Provision within the Ellon Cluster

As part of the Learning Estates remit within Education and Children’s Services, Officers are seeking your views on primary school education within the Ellon Cluster which will help shape the future of education provision.

Live SRF data from 11 September 2024 shows that there are currently 31 primary schools in Aberdeenshire which are operating under 50% capacity.  

Within the Ellon Cluster, Arnage School, Tipperty School and Slains School are all operating at under 50% capacity.  By 2029, it is predicted that Arnage, Hatton (Cruden), Slains and Tipperty Schools will all be operating under 50% capacity.

On 10 October 2024, Education and Children’s Committee authorised the statutory consultation which proposes to merge Foveran School and Tipperty School.  Both buildings would remain and operate as one school, with a new identity.  The statutory consultation will run until 13 December 2024.  

Our vision is to have a best value estate with financially sustainable provision, ensuring a more viable estate particularly in rural areas.  Aberdeenshire Council also recognises the importance and value of rural schools.  

The survey will be open until 30 November 2024.