Yester Primary School, EAST LOTHIAN
Yester Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Lothian.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Yester Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Yester 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.
Yester Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 135 pupils, an average class size of 19.3 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25, and 17.2% 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 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Yester Primary School are St Mary's RC Primary School (3.8 miles), Haddington Primary School (3.9 miles) and Letham Mains Primary School (4.3 miles).
St Mary's RC Primary SchoolHaddington Primary SchoolLetham Mains Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Yester Primary School.
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 Yester Primary School in January 2025.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 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 Yester Primary School
When was Yester Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Yester Primary School in January 2025.
What is the catchment area for Yester Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Yester 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 Yester Primary School?
If you live in Yester 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 Yester 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 East Lothian is 4 (the median across 43 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Yester Primary School?
Yester Primary School is at Walden Terrace, Gifford, EAST LOTHIAN, EAST LOTHIAN, EH41 4QP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)