Paradykes Primary School, Loanhead
Paradykes Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Loanhead.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Paradykes Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Paradykes 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.
Paradykes Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 351 pupils, an average class size of 25.1 and 18.6 pupils per teacher.
15% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25, and 12.6% 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 good (A); the school was 90% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Paradykes Primary School are Loanhead Primary School (0.2 miles), Bilston Primary School (1.3 miles), Frogston Primary School (1.4 miles) and Hawthornden Primary School (1.5 miles).
Loanhead Primary SchoolBilston Primary SchoolFrogston Primary SchoolHawthornden Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Eskbank Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mayburn Avenue (ne-bound), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Paradykes Primary School are Lasswade High School Centre (1.6 miles) and Gracemount 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 Paradykes 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)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 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 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.
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Questions parents ask about Paradykes Primary School
What is the catchment area for Paradykes Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Paradykes 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 Paradykes Primary School?
If you live in Paradykes 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 Paradykes Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 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 Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Paradykes Primary School?
Paradykes Primary School is at Mayburn Avenue, Loanhead, Loanhead, EH20 9HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)