Kirkhope Primary School, By Selkirk
Kirkhope Primary School is a primary school for pupils in By Selkirk.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kirkhope Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kirkhope 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.
Kirkhope Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 38 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 16.5 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 58% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kirkhope Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodend Road (at), 120 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 Kirkhope 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 Kirkhope Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kirkhope Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kirkhope 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 Kirkhope Primary School?
If you live in Kirkhope 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 Kirkhope 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 Kirkhope Primary School?
Kirkhope Primary School is at Ettrickbridge, By Selkirk, By Selkirk, TD7 5JJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)