Duns Primary School, BERWICKSHIRE
Duns Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Berwickshire.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Duns Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Duns 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.
Duns Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 355 pupils, an average class size of 25.4 and 18.4 pupils per teacher.
11% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 16.3% 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 69% full.
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Duns Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
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Questions parents ask about Duns Primary School
What is the catchment area for Duns Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Duns 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 Duns Primary School?
If you live in Duns 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.
Where is Duns Primary School?
Duns Primary School is at Langtongate, Duns, BERWICKSHIRE, BERWICKSHIRE, TD11 3QQ.