Walker Road School was opened on 8th March 1897 and had nearly 600 pupils.  Torry was a Royal Burgh until 1891 when Torry Bridge was built to link Aberdeen and Torry. By 1938 Walker Road School had over 1,600 pupils in 38 classes, which made it the biggest school in Scotland at the time. The roll of pupils later fell to a more manageable 400.  The school was built by the people of Torry for the people of Torry.

After Victoria Road, the next streets to develop were Menzies Road and Walker Road. Walker Road, which grew up due to demand for housing among the trawl fishing community, was named after local tea and wine merchant James Walker. 

During the war hot dinners were introduced at some country schools, local farmers would donate food to put into the soup.

Cocoa was a popular drink, you could warm it up on the stove, and sometimes it was mixed into a paste and drunk cold. During the war children had to carry their gas masks to school and the school windows were blacked out.

The lovely iron fencing was taken to be scrapped for metal for the war.

After the two world wars, pupils returned to schools in single-file (rows) facing a blackboard.  Pupils worked to a textbook. Pupils also received milk at school to help with their growth.

Aberdeen was transformed in 1969 due to the discovery of oil and gas in the North Sea.  Walker Road School became a much greater diverse school community as a result of a new communities moving into Aberdeen in search of work. Torry still thrived through its sales of fish.

Walker Road School celebrated its centenary in March 1997.  Stained glass was installed into the school reception to mark the occasion.  Walker Road School adapted with the times post-war.  

Walker Road School adapted to become a more-technologically equipped school and re-designed learning to become more active in response to A Curriculum for Excellence. This replaced the 5-14 Guidance first introduced in the 1980s.  Pupils began to engage more in active learning across the whole school.

Walker Road School was closed on Friday 20th March 2020 in line with the Scottish Government's policy on national lockdown due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).  All pupils and staff were asked to work from home.  Pupils and staff were provided with Chromebooks or HP laptops on which to work. Pupils took part in Google Meets with their teachers and learned through a blended learning approach through Google Classroom.  In August 2020, pupils returned to a "new normal" academic year. Instead of all in class at once, each class was split into three groups (to allow for social-distancing).  Teachers, pupils and parents pulled together through this difficult time. Pupils returned to school on Wednesday 12th August 2020.

Due to new strains of COVID-19, our staff and pupils continued learning from home and in our in-school hub in lockdown 2.0 in January 2021.

When we returned from COVID, our key focus was on ensuring relationships were at the forefront and that pupil wellbeing was prioritised.  We continue to embed this within our school today.

After 126 years of history, Walker Road School will close in 2023.

We will be moving to the new school site, Greyhope School and Community Hub, based on the old site of Torry Academy.