Sacred Heart Primary School, Penicuik
Sacred Heart Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Penicuik. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sacred Heart Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Sacred Heart 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.
Sacred Heart Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 125 pupils, an average class size of 20.8 and 14.5 pupils per teacher.
69% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 30% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.8% in 2024/25, and 19.7% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sacred Heart Primary School are Cuiken Primary School (0.2 miles), Cornbank Primary School (0.3 miles), Strathesk Primary School (0.7 miles) and Mauricewood Primary School (1 mile).
Cuiken Primary SchoolCornbank Primary SchoolStrathesk Primary SchoolMauricewood Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sacred Heart Primary School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Harlaw Grove (at), 200 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sacred Heart Primary School are Penicuik High School (0.1 miles) and Beeslack Community High School (1 mile).
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 Sacred Heart Primary School in June 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
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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Questions parents ask about Sacred Heart Primary School
When was Sacred Heart Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Sacred Heart Primary School in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Sacred Heart Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Primary School?
If you live in Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Primary School?
Sacred Heart Primary School is at Crockett Gardens, Penicuik, Penicuik, EH26 9BB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)