Preston Tower Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Preston Tower Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Preston Tower Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Preston Tower 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.
Preston Tower Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 620 pupils, an average class size of 22.1 and 18.2 pupils per teacher.
19% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
15% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 20.6% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Preston Tower Primary School are St Gabriel's RC Primary School (0.2 miles), Sanderson's Wynd Primary School (1.1 miles), Blindwells Primary School (1.1 miles) and Cockenzie Primary School (1.2 miles).
St Gabriel's RC Primary SchoolSanderson's Wynd Primary SchoolBlindwells Primary SchoolCockenzie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Prestonpans Rail Station, about 250 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Health Centre (opposite), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Preston Tower Primary School are Preston Lodge High School (0.3 miles), Ross High School (1.3 miles) and Rosehill High School (1.5 miles).
Preston Lodge High SchoolRoss High SchoolRosehill High School
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 Preston Tower 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
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 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 Preston Tower Primary School
What is the catchment area for Preston Tower Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Preston Tower 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 Preston Tower Primary School?
If you live in Preston Tower 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 Preston Tower Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 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 Preston Tower Primary School?
Preston Tower Primary School is at Preston Road, Prestonpans, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH32 9EN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)