Perth and Kinross

The Community School of Auchterarder

A non-denominational secondary school in Perthshire, run by Perth and Kinross. Below: what the school is, the term dates it runs to, and the council rules that decide how you get a place.

The school

Council: Perth and Kinross
Area: Perthshire
Postcode: PH3 1BL
Type: Non-denominational
Stages: All-through — primary and secondary
Seed code: 5350034

Open to all pupils regardless of faith. Most Scottish secondaries are non-denominational and admission is decided by catchment, not by religion.

The Community School of Auchterarder’s own website

Term dates at The Community School of Auchterarder

The Community School of Auchterarder runs to Perth and Kinross’s school calendar — every school in the council shares it, so the dates below are this school’s dates. The 2026/27 dates are the council's own published calendar.

Term starts

18 August 2026

October break

12 October 2026 – 23 October 2026

Christmas holidays

24 December 2026 – 6 January 2027

Spring break

26 March 2027 – 9 April 2027

Full Perth and Kinross holiday calendar

Getting a place, and what it costs

Is this your catchment school?

Catchment is decided by your home address, not by preference. Perth and Kinross’s own school-finder is the authoritative answer.

Check your catchment

If it is not

You make a placing request. Perth and Kinross’s deadline is 15 March.

Perth and Kinross placing requests

School clothing grant

Perth and Kinross pays £157 a year for a secondary pupil (£126 at primary) to eligible families.

How the grant works

Other secondaries in Perth and Kinross

Bertha Park High School Blairgowrie High School Breadalbane Academy Crieff High School Kinross High School Perth Academy All Perth and Kinross schools →

School details from the Scottish Government — School contact details (31 January 2026 list), the 31 January 2026 edition, read 2026-09-14. Schools are identified by seed code, so a renamed school keeps its record.

This page carries no attainment figures, inspection grades or roll. The list behind it records what a school is, not how it performs, and we do not publish a number we cannot source. Education Scotland publishes inspection reports and the school’s own website is the place for its roll and curriculum.