Kingsland Primary School, Peebles
Kingsland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Peebles.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kingsland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kingsland 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.
Kingsland Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 312 pupils, an average class size of 26 and 18.7 pupils per teacher.
39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 27% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.4% in 2024/25, and 9.7% 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 good (A); the school was 59% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kingsland Primary School are Halyrude Primary School (0.4 miles) and Priorsford Primary School (1.1 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kingsland Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hay Lodge Hospital (at), 340 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 Kingsland 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 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 Kingsland Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kingsland Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kingsland 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 Kingsland Primary School?
If you live in Kingsland 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 Kingsland 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 Kingsland Primary School?
Kingsland Primary School is at Neidpath Road, Peebles, Peebles, EH45 8NN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)