Hawthornden Primary School, Bonnyrigg
Hawthornden Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bonnyrigg.
- Attendance
- 91.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hawthornden Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hawthornden 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 245 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
34% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 30.7% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hawthornden Primary School are St Mary's Primary School (0.3 miles), Burnbrae Primary School (0.6 miles), Bonnyrigg Primary School (0.9 miles) and Lasswade Primary School (1.1 miles).
St Mary's Primary SchoolBurnbrae Primary SchoolBonnyrigg Primary SchoolLasswade Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Eskbank Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dalhousie Drive (opposite), 160 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 Hawthornden Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
5 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 Hawthornden Primary School
What is the catchment area for Hawthornden Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hawthornden 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 Hawthornden Primary School?
If you live in Hawthornden 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 Hawthornden Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 5 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 Hawthornden Primary School?
Hawthornden Primary School is at Polton Avenue Road, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg, EH19 2NZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)