Chirnside Primary School, Berwickshire
Chirnside Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Berwickshire.
- Attendance
- 94.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Chirnside Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Chirnside 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.
Chirnside Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 180 pupils, an average class size of 25.7 and 17 pupils per teacher.
21% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.9% in 2024/25, and 11.3% 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 62% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chirnside Primary School are Swinton Primary School (2.5 miles) and Coldstream Primary School (5.1 miles).
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Chirnside Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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.
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Questions parents ask about Chirnside Primary School
What is the catchment area for Chirnside Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Chirnside 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 Chirnside Primary School?
If you live in Chirnside 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 Chirnside 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 Chirnside Primary School?
Chirnside Primary School is at Duns, Berwickshire, Berwickshire, TD11 3HX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)