Cuiken Primary School, Penicuik
Cuiken Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Penicuik.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cuiken Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cuiken 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.
Cuiken Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 230 pupils, an average class size of 16.4 and 11.2 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 11% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 15.6% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 50% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cuiken Primary School are Sacred Heart Primary School (0.2 miles), Cornbank Primary School (0.4 miles), Strathesk Primary School (0.6 miles) and Mauricewood Primary School (0.8 miles).
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolCornbank Primary SchoolStrathesk Primary SchoolMauricewood Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Cuiken Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laverlock Drive (at), 330 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cuiken Primary School are Penicuik High School (0.3 miles) and Beeslack Community 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cuiken Primary School in June 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Cuiken Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 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
Cuiken Primary School
Questions parents ask about Cuiken Primary School
When was Cuiken Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cuiken Primary School in June 2026.
What is the catchment area for Cuiken Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cuiken 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 Midlothian. Midlothian publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Cuiken Primary School?
If you live in Cuiken Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Midlothian will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Midlothian - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Cuiken 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 Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cuiken Primary School?
Cuiken Primary School is at 150 Cuiken Terrace, Penicuik, Penicuik, EH26 0AH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)