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Pencaitland Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
The Glebe, Pencaitland EH34 5EZ · sites.google.com · 01875 340260
On the mapSearch near EH34 5EZ
Overview
- Pupils
- 172
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Lothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 50 places
- Teachers
- 9.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Average class size
- 21.5
- Additional support needs
- 59 pupils (34%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (131 pupils)
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 17 March 2020) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 17 Mar 2020
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Sept 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Sept 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 5 · Very good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 6 Jun 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 50
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 |