Education consultations

View details of current school consultations:

Secondary Catchment Anomaly Rezoning at Lumphanan

The council is proposing to rezone an area anomaly within the Lumphanan School catchment area which is zoned for Alford Academy instead of the cluster Academy for Lumphanan School which is Aboyne Academy.

The consultation runs from 5th September 2023 until 3rd November 2023. Any written comments on the proposal must be made to the council within this period to be taken into account. You can submit your comments on the proposal by completing an online survey. 

A public meeting will be held on 14th September 2023 in Lumphanan School.

To find out more about the proposal, view documents relating to the Secondary Catchment Anomaly Rezoning at Lumphanan.

Merger of Fraserburgh North School and St Andrews School

The council is proposing that existing Fraserburgh North School and St Andrews School will close on completion of the new school building and education provision will begin as a merged primary school at the new site. All existing Fraserburgh North School and St Andrews School pupils enrolled at the point of closure would continue their education within the new primary school located at the Fraserburgh Academy site once the building is completed.

The consultation ran from 12th December 2022 until 24th February 2023, which covered the required minimum of 30 days term-time consultation. A public meeting was held on 1st February 2023 at Fraserburgh Academy. 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 produced a report addressing educational aspects of the proposal.

Officers reviewed the proposal in the context of the Education Scotland report, survey results, oral and written representations and produced a final report on the consultation.

The consultation report will be presented at Banff and Buchan Area Committee on 13th June 2023. Education and Children’s Services Committee will then consider the report on 31st August 2023 and the final decision on the proposal will be made by Full Council on 28th September 2023.

To find out more about the proposal, view the Fraserburgh North School and St Andrews School Merger documents.

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Rezoning of Balmedie School catchment at Blackdog

The council proposed to rezone the Balmedie School catchment area to include the whole of the Blackdog settlement and align with the Aberdeenshire Council boundary.

The consultation ran from 14th October 2022 until 6th January 2023. A public meeting was held on 10th November 2022 in Balmedie School.

Following the statutory consultation period, all documentation on the consultation was sent to Education Scotland for consideration and Education Scotland produced a report addressing the educational aspects on the proposal. Officers reviewed the proposal in the context of the Education Scotland report, survey results, oral and written representations and produced a final report on the consultation with officer recommendation.

Formartine Area Committee considered the report, and on 25th May 2023 Education and Children’s Services Committee approved the Rezoning of Balmedie School catchment at Blackdog. The changes will be implemented from August 2023.

To find out more about the proposal, view the Rezoning of Balmedie School at Blackdog documents.