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Cuiken Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

150 Cuiken Terrace, Penicuik, EH26 0AH · Midlothian

Penicuik’s School Grade C+ against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
230
September 2025, 20.6 teachers
Average class
16.4 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 Cuiken Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 16.4 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Cuiken Primary School had 230 pupils in September 2025, with 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 11% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 95 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 41% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 4% 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 Cuiken 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 Cuiken 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.

Sacred Heart Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
125 pupils20.8 average class0.4 km away
Cornbank Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
291 pupils22.4 average class0.5 km away
Strathesk Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
187 pupils23.4 average class1.1 km away
Mauricewood Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
341 pupils24.4 average class1.3 km away
Roslin Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
330 pupils25.4 average class4.6 km away
Bilston Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
242 pupils24.2 average class4.9 km away

Cuiken Primary School: common questions

How good is Cuiken 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 Cuiken Primary School?

230 in September 2025, in classes averaging 16.4 pupils.

How do I get a place at Cuiken 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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