Clovenfords Primary School, SELKIRKSHIRE
Clovenfords Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Selkirkshire.
- Attendance
- 94.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Clovenfords Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Clovenfords 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.
Clovenfords Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 113 pupils, an average class size of 18.8 and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 13% 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 good (A); the school was 46% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Clovenfords Primary School are Balmoral Primary School (2.2 miles), St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) (2.4 miles), Glendinning Terrace Primary School (2.4 miles) and Burgh Primary School (2.5 miles).
Balmoral Primary SchoolSt Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)Glendinning Terrace Primary SchoolBurgh Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Galashiels Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Caddonfoot Road (before), 190 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 Clovenfords Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Clovenfords Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 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 Clovenfords Primary School
What is the catchment area for Clovenfords Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Clovenfords 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 Clovenfords Primary School?
If you live in Clovenfords 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 Clovenfords Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Clovenfords Primary School?
Clovenfords Primary School is at Clovenfords, Galashiels, SELKIRKSHIRE, SELKIRKSHIRE, TD1 3LQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)