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Yester Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Walden Terrace, Gifford, EAST LOTHIAN EH41 4QP · sites.google.com · 01620 810435
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Overview
- Pupils
- 135
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Lothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 25 places
- Teachers
- 8.9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
- Average class size
- 19.3
- Additional support needs
- 49 pupils (36%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (94 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 (short inspection, report published 28 January 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 28 Jan 2025
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Dec 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Dec 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 1 Sept 2022
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 25
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 |