Sanderson's Wynd Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Sanderson's Wynd Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 90.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sanderson's Wynd Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Sanderson's Wynd 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.
Sanderson's Wynd Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 311 pupils, an average class size of 18.3 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
26% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
36% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.8% in 2024/25, and 31.9% 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 66% full.
Sanderson's Wynd Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Sanderson’s Wynd Primary School, Tranent opened in August 2007 using the old Tranent Primary School building. On the 1st of September 2008 we moved to our new school building, which is home to our Nursery, The Hub (East Lothian’s provision for pupils with severe complex needs) and 12 classes, P1 - P7."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sanderson's Wynd Primary School are St Martin's RC Primary School (0.3 miles), Blindwells Primary School (0.6 miles), Windygoul Primary School (0.7 miles) and Preston Tower Primary School (1.1 miles).
St Martin's RC Primary SchoolBlindwells Primary SchoolWindygoul Primary SchoolPreston Tower Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Prestonpans Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parish Church (at), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sanderson's Wynd Primary School are Ross High School (0.3 miles) and Preston Lodge High School (1.1 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 Sanderson's Wynd Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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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Sanderson's Wynd Primary School
Questions parents ask about Sanderson's Wynd Primary School
What is the catchment area for Sanderson's Wynd Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sanderson's Wynd 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 Sanderson's Wynd Primary School?
If you live in Sanderson's Wynd 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 Sanderson's Wynd Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Sanderson's Wynd Primary School?
Sanderson's Wynd Primary School is at Sanderson's Wynd, Tranent, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH33 1DA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)