Wallyford Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Wallyford Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Wallyford Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Wallyford 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.
Wallyford Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 577 pupils, an average class size of 24 and 19.2 pupils per teacher.
22% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
11% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 42% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 20.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 69% full.
Wallyford Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We believe that every person can be successful and can work with others to ensure a positive future for everyone. The school has invested in an ethos that is based on 4 values :"
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Wallyford Primary School. We aim to work together in a partnership with our families to give every child the best possible educational experience. Our Senior Leadership Team comprises of a Head Teacher and three Depute Head Teachers. In addition to our Class Teachers, we have one full-time Support for Learning Teacher allocated to the school."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wallyford Primary School are Pinkie St Peter's Primary School (1.4 miles), St Gabriel's RC Primary School (1.5 miles), Preston Tower Primary School (1.6 miles) and Loretto RC Primary School (1.7 miles).
Pinkie St Peter's Primary SchoolSt Gabriel's RC Primary SchoolPreston Tower Primary SchoolLoretto RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wallyford Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wallyford Primary School (at), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wallyford Primary School are Rosehill High School (0.1 miles) and Musselburgh Grammar School (1.8 miles).
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 Wallyford Primary School in December 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Wallyford Primary School
When was Wallyford Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Wallyford Primary School in December 2024.
What is the catchment area for Wallyford Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Wallyford 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 Wallyford Primary School?
If you live in Wallyford 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 Wallyford Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Wallyford Primary School?
Wallyford Primary School is at Futures Way, Wallyford, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH21 8FF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)