Tynewater Primary School, Pathhead
Tynewater Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Pathhead.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Tynewater Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Tynewater 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.
Tynewater Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 154 pupils, an average class size of 22 and 16 pupils per teacher.
19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 13.7% 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 good (A); the school was 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Tynewater Primary School are St Luke's Primary School (2.6 miles), Lawfield Primary School (2.7 miles), Stobhill Primary School (3 miles) and St Andrew's Primary School (3.2 miles).
St Luke's Primary SchoolLawfield Primary SchoolStobhill Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gorebridge Rail Station, about 3.3 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crichton Avenue (at), 320 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tynewater Primary School in March 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Tynewater Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
The typical figure for schools in Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Tynewater Primary School
When was Tynewater Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Tynewater Primary School in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good.
How many road collisions happen near Tynewater Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. The typical figure for schools in Midlothian is 3 (the median across 39 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Tynewater Primary School?
Tynewater Primary School is at 32 Crichton Road, Pathhead, Pathhead, EH37 5RA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)