Walkerburn Primary School, Walkerburn
Walkerburn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Walkerburn.
- Attendance
- 91.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Walkerburn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Walkerburn 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.
Walkerburn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 31 pupils, an average class size of 15.5 and 10.3 pupils per teacher.
52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.8% in 2024/25, and 26.5% 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 48% full.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Walkerburn Primary School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Caberston Road (before), 90 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 Walkerburn Primary School in June 2023.
- 1.3 Leadership of changesatisfactory
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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 Walkerburn 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 Walkerburn Primary School
When was Walkerburn Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Walkerburn Primary School in June 2023. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as satisfactory; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Walkerburn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Walkerburn 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 Walkerburn Primary School?
If you live in Walkerburn 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 Walkerburn 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 Walkerburn Primary School?
Walkerburn Primary School is at 9 Caberston Road, Walkerburn, Walkerburn, EH43 6AU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)