Balmoral Primary School, Galashiels
Balmoral Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Galashiels.
- Attendance
- 91.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Balmoral Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Balmoral Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Balmoral Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 88 pupils, an average class size of 22 and 19.6 pupils per teacher.
38% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.2% in 2024/25, and 35.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 52% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Balmoral Primary School are St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) (0.3 miles), Burgh Primary School (0.4 miles), Glendinning Terrace Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Peter's Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)Burgh Primary SchoolGlendinning Terrace Primary SchoolSt Peter's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Galashiels Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Balmoral Avenue (o/s 77-87), 100 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Balmoral Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Social & online
Keep up with Balmoral Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Balmoral Primary School
Questions parents ask about Balmoral Primary School
What is the catchment area for Balmoral Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Balmoral Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Scottish Borders. Scottish Borders publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Balmoral Primary School?
If you live in Balmoral Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Scottish Borders will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Scottish Borders - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Balmoral Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Balmoral Primary School?
Balmoral Primary School is at Balmoral Avenue, Galashiels, Galashiels, TD1 1JJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)