Fisherford School
Consultation has concluded
Aberdeenshire Council is proposing to discontinue education at Fisherford School, which is currently mothballed, and re-assigning its catchment area to either Auchterless School or Rayne North School or splitting the catchment between Auchterless School and Rayne North School.
The statutory consultation ran from 5 February until 29 March 2024. A public meeting to discuss the proposal was held at Turriff Primary School, Meeting Room on 6 March 2024 at 6.00 pm and an online survey was available as part of the consultation.
Following the statutory consultation period, officers submitted the proposal document, survey results, written and oral representations, and other relevant documentation to Education Scotland for their consideration. Education Scotland will produce a report addressing educational aspects of the proposal. Officers will then review the proposal in the context of the Education Scotland report, survey results, oral and written representations and produce a final report on the consultation.
The consultation report will be presented at Formartine Area Committee on 11th June 2024. Education and Children’s Services Committee will then consider the report on 29th August 2024 and the final decision on the proposal will be made by Full Council on 26th September 2024.
To find out more about the proposal, view Closure of Fisherford School consultation documents