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Cuiken Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
150 Cuiken Terrace, Penicuik EH26 0AH · cuiken.midlothian.education · 0131 271 4580
On the mapSearch near EH26 0AH
Overview
- Pupils
- 230
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Midlothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Teachers
- 20.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.2
- Average class size
- 16.4
- Additional support needs
- 95 pupils (41%)
- English as an additional language
- 10 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (156 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
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 29 April 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 29 Apr 2025
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, May 2011
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
May 2011Inspection
Improvements in performance 3 · Satisfactory Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good