Gorebridge Primary School, Gorebridge
Gorebridge Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Gorebridge.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gorebridge Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gorebridge 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.
Gorebridge Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 273 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 16.5 pupils per teacher.
23% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 58% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
29% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 16% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 27.2% 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 60% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gorebridge Primary School are St Andrew's Primary School (0.4 miles), Stobhill Primary School (0.4 miles), Gore Glen Primary School (0.5 miles) and Newtongrange Primary School (1.4 miles).
St Andrew's Primary SchoolStobhill Primary SchoolGore Glen Primary SchoolNewtongrange Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gorebridge Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Arniston Engine (at), 140 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 Gorebridge 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
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
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, 3 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
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 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 Gorebridge Primary School
What is the catchment area for Gorebridge Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gorebridge 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 Gorebridge Primary School?
If you live in Gorebridge 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 Gorebridge 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, 3 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gorebridge Primary School?
Gorebridge Primary School is at 2C Barleyknowe Lane, Gorebridge, Gorebridge, EH23 4XA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)