Chirnside Primary School
Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3HX · Scottish Borders · near Duns
Duns’s School Grade B against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Chirnside Primary School
- Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
- Classes average 25.7 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Chirnside Primary School had 180 pupils in September 2025, with 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 pupils for each. 21% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 76 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 42% 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.
Schools near Chirnside Primary School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Reston PS · Non-denominational · 6 km
- Ayton PS · Non-denominational · 6.9 km
- Swinton PS · Non-denominational · 9.2 km
- Duns PS · Non-denominational · 9.4 km
- Berwickshire High · Non-denominational · 9.7 km
Schools of the same phase near Chirnside 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.
Chirnside Primary School: common questions
How good is Chirnside 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 Chirnside Primary School?
180 in September 2025, in classes averaging 25.7 pupils.
How do I get a place at Chirnside Primary School?
Through Scottish Borders 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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