Rosewell Primary School, Rosewell
Rosewell Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Rosewell.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rosewell Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Rosewell 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.
Rosewell Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 208 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.4% in 2024/25, and 10.2% 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 89% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rosewell Primary School are St Matthew's Primary School (0.2 miles), Hawthornden Primary School (1.3 miles), Roslin Primary School (1.4 miles) and Burnbrae Primary School (1.4 miles).
St Matthew's Primary SchoolHawthornden Primary SchoolRoslin Primary SchoolBurnbrae Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newtongrange Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Prestonhall Road (at), 50 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 Rosewell Primary School in February 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Rosewell Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Rosewell Primary School
When was Rosewell Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rosewell Primary School in February 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Rosewell Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rosewell 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 Rosewell Primary School?
If you live in Rosewell 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 Rosewell Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Rosewell Primary School?
Rosewell Primary School is at 85 Carnethie Street, Rosewell, Rosewell, EH24 9AN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)