Heriot Primary School, Midlothian
Heriot Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Midlothian.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Heriot Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Heriot 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 19 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 11.2 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
Attendance was 95.6% 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 73% 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 Heriot 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 Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 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 Heriot Primary School
What is the catchment area for Heriot Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Heriot 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 Heriot Primary School?
If you live in Heriot 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.
How many road collisions happen near Heriot 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 Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Heriot Primary School?
Heriot Primary School is at Heriot, Midlothian, Midlothian, EH38 5YE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)