Good progress on a new primary school for the area of Tillydrone has been made and the new building is expected to open before the summer holidays.
Members of Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee today (26 March 2025) agreed a report which gave an update on the construction work for the replacement for Riverbank school.
Finance and Resources Committee convener Councillor Alex McLellan said: “Aberdeen City Council is investing significantly in the education estate across Aberdeen, delivering new schools such as the new Tillydrone Primary School, to ensure children and young people have the best learning environment.
“I am pleased the new Tillydrone Primary School will be completed in the coming weeks and officials are working hard to ensure pupils can access the building from May 2025.”
Councillor Martin Greig, convener of Education and Children’s Services Committee, said: “The new school will provide top-class facilities for all of its pupils including a 3G sports pitch and external outdoor play. The building will be a tremendous boost for the local area as well as being a fantastic learning facility for pupils at the start of their education. It is an excellent and improved asset for the community.”
A report to committee said the major contractors are confident that practical completion can be achieved with the purpose of achieving an opening in May 2025. This would allow the pupils of the existing Riverbank Primary School to decant to the new school in advance of the summer recess.
The report also said the building works have been affected by a number of factors, including poor weather and new utility connections which are out with the control of the main contractor.
The three-stream primary school with Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) provision will also include a 3G sports pitch and external outdoor play and learning facilities.
The new school is being built on the site of the former Tillydrone Infant School and on part of the former St Machar Primary School site.