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Dunbar Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Lammermuir Crescent, Dunbar EH42 1DG · sites.google.com · 01368 863773
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Overview
- Pupils
- 916
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Lothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 170 places
- Teachers
- 52.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Average class size
- 22.3
- Additional support needs
- 277 pupils (30%)
- English as an additional language
- 14 pupils (2%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (649 pupils)
- P6 and older10.9% (29 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 1%
- 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 27 August 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 27 Aug 2024
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 3 · Satisfactory Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 15 Nov 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 170
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |