Musselburgh Burgh Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Musselburgh Burgh Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Musselburgh Burgh Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Musselburgh Burgh 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.
Musselburgh Burgh Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 198 pupils, an average class size of 19.8 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
11% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 25.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 57% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Musselburgh Burgh Primary School are Loretto RC Primary School (0.1 miles), Pinkie St Peter's Primary School (0.4 miles), Campie Primary School (0.5 miles) and Stoneyhill Primary School (0.9 miles).
Loretto RC Primary SchoolPinkie St Peter's Primary SchoolCampie Primary SchoolStoneyhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Musselburgh Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newbigging (n-bound), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Musselburgh Burgh Primary School are Musselburgh Grammar School (0.2 miles) and Rosehill High School (1.8 miles).
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 Musselburgh Burgh Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
4 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 Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
What is the catchment area for Musselburgh Burgh Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Musselburgh Burgh 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 Musselburgh Burgh Primary School?
If you live in Musselburgh Burgh 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 Musselburgh Burgh Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 4 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 Musselburgh Burgh Primary School?
Musselburgh Burgh Primary School is at Kilwinning Street, Musselburgh, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH21 7EE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)