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Wilton Primary School, ROXBURGHSHIRE

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Wilton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Roxburghshire.

Attendance
94.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Wilton Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Wilton 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.

Wilton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 221 pupils, an average class size of 24.6 and 17.1 pupils per teacher.

19% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

28% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 14.8% 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 poor (C); the school was 60% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Wilton Primary School are Stirches Primary School (0.4 miles), Trinity Primary School (0.4 miles), Drumlanrig St Cuthbert's Primary School (0.7 miles) and Burnfoot Community School (0.9 miles).

Stirches Primary SchoolTrinity Primary SchoolDrumlanrig St Cuthbert's Primary SchoolBurnfoot Community School

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Wilton Primary School.

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Havelock Place (at), 110 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Scottish Borders
Phone:01450 372075
Address:Wellfield Road, Hawick, ROXBURGHSHIRE, ROXBURGHSHIRE, TD9 7EN
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Wilton Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5631025

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Havelock Place (At)
111m · 2 min walk
Wilton Church Hall (At)
118m · 2 min walk
Branxholme Road (o/s 9)
145m · 2 min walk
The Arches (At)
146m · 2 min walk
Teviotdale Leisure Centre (o/s)
225m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 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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Secondary Schools Nearby

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Questions parents ask about Wilton Primary School

What is the catchment area for Wilton Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Wilton 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 Wilton Primary School?

If you live in Wilton 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 Wilton Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 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 Wilton Primary School?

Wilton Primary School is at Wellfield Road, Hawick, ROXBURGHSHIRE, ROXBURGHSHIRE, TD9 7EN.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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