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Elphinstone Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Main Street, Elphinstone, TRANENT - EAST LOTHIAN, EH33 2LX · East Lothian · near Ormiston

Ormiston’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
45
September 2025, 3.1 teachers
Average class
22.5 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
42%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
0%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Elphinstone Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 22.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Elphinstone Primary School had 45 pupils in September 2025, with 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 19 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 42% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Elphinstone Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

1 km2 km3 kmNC−Elphinstone PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Elphinstone Primary School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Windygoul Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
518 pupils21.6 average class1.8 km away
Ormiston Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
243 pupils22.1 average class2.1 km away
St Martin's RC Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
108 pupils18 average class2.9 km away
Wallyford Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
577 pupils24 average class2.9 km away
Sanderson's Wynd Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
311 pupils18.3 average class3.2 km away
Preston Tower Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
620 pupils22.1 average class3.7 km away

Elphinstone Primary School: common questions

How good is Elphinstone Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Elphinstone Primary School?

45 in September 2025, in classes averaging 22.5 pupils.

How do I get a place at Elphinstone Primary School?

Through East Lothian council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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