Sprouston Primary School, ROXBURGHSHIRE
Sprouston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Roxburghshire.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sprouston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Sprouston 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.
Sprouston Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 9 pupils, an average class size of 9 and 5 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 27% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sprouston Primary School are Broomlands Primary School (1.4 miles), Ednam Primary School (1.6 miles), Edenside Primary School (1.9 miles) and Yetholm Primary School (5.9 miles).
Broomlands Primary SchoolEdnam Primary SchoolEdenside Primary SchoolYetholm Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Sprouston Primary School.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sprouston Village Green (at), 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 Sprouston Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Sprouston 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 Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 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 Sprouston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Sprouston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sprouston 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 Scottish Borders. Scottish Borders publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Sprouston Primary School?
If you live in Sprouston Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Scottish Borders will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Scottish Borders - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Sprouston 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 Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sprouston Primary School?
Sprouston Primary School is at Sprouston, Kelso, ROXBURGHSHIRE, ROXBURGHSHIRE, TD5 8HP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)