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Mauricewood Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
11 Muirhead Place, Penicuik EH26 0LE · mauricewood.midlothian.education · 0131 271 4630
On the mapSearch near EH26 0LE
Overview
- Pupils
- 341
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Midlothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 72 places
- Teachers
- 19.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Average class size
- 24.4
- Additional support needs
- 100 pupils (29%)
- English as an additional language
- 11 pupils (3%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (250 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 (inspection, report published 30 August 2016) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 30 Aug 2016
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 3 Mar 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 72
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |