Cairnorrie is a hamlet situated 24 miles north-west of Aberdeen,
on the very edge of the Buchan plain. It has a wide catchment area extending over a rural area although
most of the children are not from farming backgrounds but from individual houses or small settlements.  |
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The area has a long tradition of focusing its
activities upon the school and a considerable loyalty to the school tradition. The school is used extensively by a
flourishing bowling club, an active WRI and by a recently formed but vigorous Community Association The catchment is currently anticipating new housing development on a small but significant scale. Many houses are now occupied by families with pre-school children who attend Cairnorrie Under Fives group which meets weekly in the school.   
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