17-23 Queens Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB15 4PB
10 simple reasons to choose Albyn School, Lower School
Independent prep school and nursery in Aberdeen.
For pupils aged 2 to 12 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Junior division of Albyn School, an all-through school to age 18.
Fees range from £3,082 to £4,301 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Albyn School, Lower School
Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the best independent prep schools in Aberdeen and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 17.3 pupils per class and 13 pupils per teacher, from Primary 1.
The majority of Lower School pupils move up seamlessly to Albyn School at the end of primary years.
School curriculum is guided by the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. For history, geography, science and RME the school teaches the cross-curricular topic-based International Primary Curriculum from P1 to P7. The curriculum also includes PSHE, French, Spanish, Mandarin. There are up to 10 extra-curricular academic clubs per year group per term.
Specialist teachers for sport and music throughout, for French from Primary 3, for art from Primary 5, and for most subjects in Primary 7.
Since the school's merger with the Total French School, it has offered a bilingual curriculum for French nationals based on the principles of the Mission Laïque Française.
School offers over 10 different sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Primary 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from P3. Choir, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are also some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Albyn School, Lower School
Independent Prep Schools
St Margaret's Junior School (0.8 miles); Robert Gordon's College, Junior School (1.6 miles); Lathallan Junior School (28.7 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Albyn School (0 miles); St Margaret's School for Girls Senior Division (0.8 miles); Robert Gordon's College (1.6 miles).