Craighall Primary School, MUSSELBURGH
Craighall Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Musselburgh.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Craighall Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Craighall 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.
Craighall Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 39 pupils, an average class size of 13 and 9.3 pupils per teacher.
38% 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 94.4% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 9% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Craighall Primary School are Stoneyhill Primary School (1 mile), Whitecraig Primary School (1 mile), Newcraighall Primary School (1.2 miles) and Campie Primary School (1.3 miles).
Stoneyhill Primary SchoolWhitecraig Primary SchoolNewcraighall Primary SchoolCampie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Musselburgh Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Road (o/s 12), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Craighall Primary School are Musselburgh Grammar School (1.3 miles), Dalkeith High School (1.7 miles) and St David's RC High School (1.7 miles).
Musselburgh Grammar SchoolDalkeith High SchoolSt David's RC High School
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 Craighall 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)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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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Questions parents ask about Craighall Primary School
What is the catchment area for Craighall Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Craighall 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 Craighall Primary School?
If you live in Craighall 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 Craighall Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 Craighall Primary School?
Craighall Primary School is at Old Craighall Way, Old Craighall, MUSSELBURGH, MUSSELBURGH, EH21 8SE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)