Longside School provides education for children aged 3 – 12. The projected roll for session 24-25 is 156 primary children. The school has seven full time equivalent teaching staff and a non-teaching Head Teacher. The position of Principal Teacher for the Mintlaw CSN is held by Mrs. P. Musson who is based within Longside School. Mrs Musson has some management time (0.3, 0.1 of which is for cluster development work) and teaches for some of the week (0.7).   Additional Support for Learning teaching staff come into school for two days. Teaching staff are supported in class by Pupil Support Assistants. P.S.A.s also support pupils in the playground. We have an Early Years Senior Practitioner (Mrs Laura Collinson), an Early Years Lead Practitioner (Mrs Lisa Park) and a team of EYPs working in our pre-school setting.  There is an Administrator and an Admin. Support Assistant (vacancy). Cleaners and Janitorial staff are employed by RFM (Robertsons Facilities Management).

Community links are a valued part of school life. The Head Teacher is a member of the Community Council.  The school maintains links with the Community Council and Garden, this year again our Parent Council is collaborating with the Community on a ‘School’s Out’ summer event. 

The school has an active and thriving Parent Council. Parents and Carers are  encouraged to become involved in the work of the school through volunteering opportunities. There is an ethos of belonging and shared responsibility and leadership opportunities are particularly in evidence  via School House Group Meetings, Pupil Parliament & Class Reps, Eco work and the Health promoting School groups.  Many classes implement a ‘my responsibility’ approach where children are given particular roles.

We run a few successful, extra-curricular clubs including Football, Netball, Art and Craft and Digital Leaders. 

The school operates its budget in line with Aberdeenshire Authority guidelines to support planned school improvements. In June 2011 the school and nursery received a positive report from HMIe.

On leaving Longside School, pupils transfer to Mintlaw Academy. A further ten primary schools (all in the Mintlaw Community Schools Network) transfer to Mintlaw Academy. 

Creating an ethos of achievement is central to what we do in Longside School and we work hard to establish an environment in which all our pupils, staff and members of our community are able to fulfil their full potential and expectations.