Easthouses Primary School, DALKEITH
Easthouses Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dalkeith.
- Attendance
- 92.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Easthouses Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Easthouses 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 79 pupils, an average class size of 19.8 and 6.3 pupils per teacher.
42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.7% in 2024/25, and 19.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 17% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Easthouses Primary School are Mayfield Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Lawfield Primary School (0.5 miles), St Luke's Primary School (0.7 miles) and Newtongrange Primary School (0.7 miles).
Mayfield Primary SchoolLawfield Primary SchoolSt Luke's Primary SchoolNewtongrange Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newtongrange Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkhead Place (at), 330 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Easthouses Primary School are Newbattle High School (0.2 miles), Dalkeith High School (1.8 miles) and St David's RC High School (1.8 miles).
Newbattle High 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 Easthouses 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)
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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Questions parents ask about Easthouses Primary School
What is the catchment area for Easthouses Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Easthouses 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 Easthouses Primary School?
If you live in Easthouses 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 Easthouses 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 Easthouses Primary School?
Easthouses Primary School is at 64 Easthouses Road, DALKEITH, DALKEITH, EH22 4EW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)