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Bilston Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Park Avenue, BILSTON, EH25 9SD · Midlothian · near Loanhead

Loanhead’s School Grade C against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
242
September 2025, 13.7 teachers
Average class
24.2 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
41%
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 Bilston Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 24.2 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Bilston Primary School had 242 pupils in September 2025, with 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18 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). 100 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 41% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 8% are learning English as an additional language.

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

Nearby

Schools near Bilston Primary School

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

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Bilston 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.

Roslin Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
330 pupils25.4 average class1.6 km away
Paradykes Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
351 pupils25.1 average class2.3 km away
Loanhead Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
156 pupils22.3 average class2.6 km away
St Matthew's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
53 pupils17.7 average class3.5 km away
Frogston Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
453 pupils26.6 average class3.6 km away
Rosewell Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
208 pupils23.1 average class3.6 km away

Bilston Primary School: common questions

How good is Bilston 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 Bilston Primary School?

242 in September 2025, in classes averaging 24.2 pupils.

How do I get a place at Bilston Primary School?

Through Midlothian 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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