Stoneyhill Primary School, MUSSELBURGH EAST LOTHIAN
Stoneyhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Musselburgh East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Stoneyhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Stoneyhill 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.
Stoneyhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 195 pupils, an average class size of 21.7 and 17 pupils per teacher.
37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 28% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25, and 16.4% 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 62% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stoneyhill Primary School are Campie Primary School (0.5 miles), Newcraighall Primary School (0.6 miles), Musselburgh Burgh Primary School (0.9 miles) and Loretto RC Primary School (1 mile).
Campie Primary SchoolNewcraighall Primary SchoolMusselburgh Burgh Primary SchoolLoretto RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Musselburgh Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clayknowes Place (opposite), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Stoneyhill Primary School are Musselburgh Grammar School (0.8 miles) and Portobello High School (1.7 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 Stoneyhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Stoneyhill Primary School
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Newsletter- 16th January 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
0 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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Questions parents ask about Stoneyhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Stoneyhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Stoneyhill 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 Stoneyhill Primary School?
If you live in Stoneyhill 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 Stoneyhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 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 Stoneyhill Primary School?
Stoneyhill Primary School is at off Clayknowes Way, Stoneyhill, MUSSELBURGH EAST LOTHIAN, MUSSELBURGH EAST LOTHIAN, EH21 6UL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)