Lilliesleaf Primary School, Melrose
Lilliesleaf Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Melrose.
- Attendance
- 95.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lilliesleaf Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lilliesleaf 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.
Lilliesleaf Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 52 pupils, an average class size of 17.3 and 12.7 pupils per teacher.
31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.7% 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 52% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lilliesleaf Primary School are Knowepark Primary School (4.5 miles), Denholm Primary School (4.6 miles), Newtown Primary School (4.9 miles) and Philiphaugh Community School (5 miles).
Knowepark Primary SchoolDenholm Primary SchoolNewtown Primary SchoolPhiliphaugh Community School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Lilliesleaf Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Plough Inn Lilliesleaf (at), 100 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 Lilliesleaf Primary School in February 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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 Lilliesleaf 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 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 Lilliesleaf Primary School
When was Lilliesleaf Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Lilliesleaf Primary School in February 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Lilliesleaf Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lilliesleaf 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 Lilliesleaf Primary School?
If you live in Lilliesleaf 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 Lilliesleaf 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 Lilliesleaf Primary School?
Lilliesleaf Primary School is at Lilliesleaf, Melrose, Melrose, TD6 9HX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)