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Loretto RC Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
20 Newbigging, Musselburgh, EAST LOTHIAN EH21 7AH · 0131 665 2572
On the mapSearch near EH21 7AH
Overview
- Pupils
- 187
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Lothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 30 places
- Teachers
- 9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Average class size
- 23.4
- Additional support needs
- 74 pupils (40%)
- English as an additional language
- 43 pupils (23%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (130 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 10%
- 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 7 June 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 2 (weak); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 2 (weak); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 7 Jun 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 2 · Weak |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 18 Jun 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |