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Moorfoot Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
41 Borthwick Castle Road, North Middleton, GOREBRIDGE EH23 4QS · moorfoot.midlothian.education · 0131 271 4640
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Overview
- Pupils
- 85
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Midlothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 24 places
- Teachers
- 5.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
- Average class size
- 21.2
- Additional support needs
- 17 pupils (20%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (61 pupils)
- P6 and older0% (0 pupils)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (short inspection, report published 20 December 2022) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 20 Dec 2022
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Dec 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Dec 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 8 Oct 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 24
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |