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Sacred Heart Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Crockett Gardens, Penicuik EH26 9BB · sacredheart.midlothian.education · 0131 271 4665
On the mapSearch near EH26 9BB
Overview
- Pupils
- 125
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Midlothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 64 places
- Teachers
- 8.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
- Average class size
- 20.8
- Additional support needs
- 86 pupils (69%)
- English as an additional language
- 25 pupils (20%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (89 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 (full inspection, report published 9 May 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 2 (weak); Learning, teaching and assessment 2 (weak); Raising attainment and achievement 2 (weak); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 2 (weak). Nursery class: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 3 (satisfactory); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 9 May 2023
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 2 · Weak |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 2 · Weak |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 2 · Weak |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Securing children’s progress | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 3 Jul 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 64
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very 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) | 5 · Very good |