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West Barns Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
West Barns, Dunbar, EAST LOTHIAN EH42 1TZ · 01368 863209
On the mapSearch near EH42 1TZ
Overview
- Pupils
- 113
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Lothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 6.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Average class size
- 22.6
- Additional support needs
- 38 pupils (34%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (85 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 21 January 2014) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 21 Jan 2014
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 23 Aug 2022
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |