Blindwells Primary School, BLINDWELLS
Blindwells Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Blindwells.
- Attendance
- 89.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Blindwells Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Blindwells 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.
Blindwells Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 51 pupils, an average class size of 17 and 10.4 pupils per teacher.
35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 89.8% in 2024/25, and 33.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 12% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blindwells Primary School are Sanderson's Wynd Primary School (0.6 miles), St Martin's RC Primary School (0.9 miles), Cockenzie Primary School (1 mile) and Preston Tower Primary School (1.1 miles).
Sanderson's Wynd Primary SchoolSt Martin's RC Primary SchoolCockenzie Primary SchoolPreston Tower Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Prestonpans Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blindwells South (at), 230 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Blindwells Primary School are Ross High School (0.9 miles) and Preston Lodge High School (0.9 miles).
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 Blindwells Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Blindwells Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Lothian is 4 (the median across 43 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.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Blindwells Primary School
What is the catchment area for Blindwells Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Blindwells 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 East Lothian. East Lothian publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Blindwells Primary School?
If you live in Blindwells Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Lothian will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Lothian - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Blindwells Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Lothian is 4 (the median across 43 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Blindwells Primary School?
Blindwells Primary School is at Princes Way, BLINDWELLS, BLINDWELLS, EH32 9GS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)