Tweedbank Primary School, Galashiels
Tweedbank Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Galashiels.
- Attendance
- 94.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tweedbank Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tweedbank 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.
Tweedbank Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 182 pupils, an average class size of 20.2 and 14.6 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.5% in 2024/25, and 11.8% 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 86% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tweedbank Primary School are Langlee Primary School (0.8 miles), St Peter's Primary School (1.4 miles), Melrose Primary School (1.6 miles) and Burgh Primary School (1.9 miles).
Langlee Primary SchoolSt Peter's Primary SchoolMelrose Primary SchoolBurgh Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tweedbank Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tweedbank Shops (opposite), 140 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 Tweedbank Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 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 Tweedbank Primary School
What is the catchment area for Tweedbank Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tweedbank 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 Tweedbank Primary School?
If you live in Tweedbank 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 Tweedbank Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Scottish Borders is 1 (the median across 64 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tweedbank Primary School?
Tweedbank Primary School is at Tweedbank, Galashiels, Galashiels, TD1 3RR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)