Dirleton Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Dirleton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 96.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dirleton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dirleton 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 28 pupils, an average class size of 14 and 8.5 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 96.2% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 47% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dirleton Primary School are Gullane Primary School (1.7 miles), Law Primary School (2.5 miles), Aberlady Primary School (3.9 miles) and Athelstaneford Primary School (4.2 miles).
Gullane Primary SchoolLaw Primary SchoolAberlady Primary SchoolAthelstaneford Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is North Berwick Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ruthven Road (adjacent), 90 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 Dirleton Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 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 Dirleton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Dirleton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dirleton 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 Dirleton Primary School?
If you live in Dirleton 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 Dirleton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 East Lothian is 4 (the median across 43 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dirleton Primary School?
Dirleton Primary School is at Dirleton, North Berwick, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH39 5HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)