Cockburnspath Primary School, Berwickshire

Cockburnspath 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.

Cockburnspath Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 28 pupils, an average class size of 14 and 9.3 pupils per teacher.

64% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 26.7% 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 54% full.

In its own words: "At Cockburnspath Primary School we want all children to be successful learners, effective contributors, responsible citizens and confident individuals. We recognise, use and regularly refer to our school values: Respectful, Ready and Safe. During assembly we explored what is unique about Cockburnspath Primary School and from there children developed their vision for the school:"

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is a happy, inclusive community which cares for and nurtures one another. It serves the educational needs of children from Nursery to Primary 7 residing in Cockburnspath and Cove along with children from other areas whose parents elect to enrol them with us. We work co-operatively with our partner school Coldingham Primary, sharing resources and staff."

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cockburnspath Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bowling Green (opposite), 270 metres away.