Macmerry Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Macmerry Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 92.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Macmerry Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Macmerry 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.
Macmerry Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 102 pupils, an average class size of 17 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.2% in 2024/25, and 25.6% 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 57% full.
Macmerry Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our vision and values statements were co created in consultation with children, families and staff. We have tried to keep the words as close to the children’s own words as possible UNCRC rights: (3) Best interests of child (12) Respect for the views of a child, (13) Freedom of expression, (14) Freedom of thought and (29) Goals of Education."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Macmerry Primary School are St Martin's RC Primary School (1.7 miles), Blindwells Primary School (2 miles), Sanderson's Wynd Primary School (2 miles) and Windygoul Primary School (2 miles).
St Martin's RC Primary SchoolBlindwells Primary SchoolSanderson's Wynd Primary SchoolWindygoul Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Longniddry Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Germains Terrace (opposite), 130 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 Macmerry Primary School in December 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Macmerry Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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 Macmerry Primary School
When was Macmerry Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Macmerry Primary School in December 2022.
What is the catchment area for Macmerry Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Macmerry 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 Macmerry Primary School?
If you live in Macmerry 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 Macmerry Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Lothian is 4 (the median across 43 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Macmerry Primary School?
Macmerry Primary School is at Main Road Macmerry, Tranent, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH33 1QA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)