Innerwick Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Innerwick Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Innerwick Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Innerwick 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.
Innerwick Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 50 pupils, an average class size of 16.7 and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
22% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 10.9% 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 67% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Innerwick Primary School are Cockburnspath Primary School (3.7 miles), Dunbar Primary School (4.1 miles) and West Barns Primary School (4.6 miles).
Cockburnspath Primary SchoolDunbar Primary SchoolWest Barns Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dunbar Rail Station, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kirk Brae (at), 90 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 Innerwick Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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 East Lothian is 4 (the median across 43 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 Innerwick Primary School
What is the catchment area for Innerwick Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Innerwick 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 East Lothian. East Lothian publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Innerwick Primary School?
If you live in Innerwick Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Lothian will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Lothian - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Innerwick 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 East Lothian is 4 (the median across 43 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Innerwick Primary School?
Innerwick Primary School is at Innerwick, Dunbar, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH42 1SD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)