Pencaitland Primary School, Pencaitland
Pencaitland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Pencaitland.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Pencaitland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Pencaitland 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.
Pencaitland Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 172 pupils, an average class size of 21.5 and 18.5 pupils per teacher.
34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25, and 7.1% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 82% full.
Pencaitland Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Pencaitland Primary School are Ormiston Primary School (2.1 miles), Macmerry Primary School (2.3 miles), Windygoul Primary School (3.1 miles) and St Martin's RC Primary School (3.2 miles).
Ormiston Primary SchoolMacmerry Primary SchoolWindygoul Primary SchoolSt Martin's RC Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Pencaitland Primary School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (opposite), 170 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Pencaitland Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Pencaitland Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 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 Pencaitland Primary School
What is the catchment area for Pencaitland Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Pencaitland 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 Pencaitland Primary School?
If you live in Pencaitland 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 Pencaitland Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 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 Pencaitland Primary School?
Pencaitland Primary School is at The Glebe, Pencaitland, Pencaitland, EH34 5EZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)