Lasswade Primary School, Bonnyrigg
Lasswade Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bonnyrigg.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lasswade Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lasswade 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.
Lasswade Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 330 pupils, an average class size of 25.4 and 16.3 pupils per teacher.
14% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 15.2% 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 poor (C); the school was 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lasswade Primary School are Bonnyrigg Primary School (0.7 miles), St Mary's Primary School (0.9 miles), Burnbrae Primary School (1.1 miles) and Hawthornden Primary School (1.1 miles).
Bonnyrigg Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary SchoolBurnbrae Primary SchoolHawthornden Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Eskbank Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pendreich Avenue (at), 150 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Lasswade Primary School in February 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Lasswade Primary School
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 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Lasswade Primary School
Questions parents ask about Lasswade Primary School
When was Lasswade Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Lasswade Primary School in February 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Lasswade Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lasswade 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 Lasswade Primary School?
If you live in Lasswade 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 Lasswade 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 Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lasswade Primary School?
Lasswade Primary School is at 7a Pendreich Drive, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg, EH19 2DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)