St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels), Galashiels
St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) is a primary school for pupils in Galashiels. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) in detail
School in Scotland
St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) 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.
St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 123 pupils, an average class size of 20.5 and 15.4 pupils per teacher.
80% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 29% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 30.3% 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 62% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) are Burgh Primary School (0.2 miles), Balmoral Primary School (0.3 miles), St Peter's Primary School (0.6 miles) and Glendinning Terrace Primary School (0.6 miles).
Burgh Primary SchoolBalmoral Primary SchoolSt Peter's Primary SchoolGlendinning Terrace Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Galashiels Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Galashiels Academy Footpath (at), 60 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 St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)'s reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
3 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 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 St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)
What is the catchment area for St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) 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 St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)?
If you live in St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)'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 St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)?
St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels) is at Livingstone Place, Galashiels, Galashiels, TD1 1DQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)