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Philiphaugh Community School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

2 Linglie Road, Selkirk, TD7 5LT · Scottish Borders

Selkirk’s School Grade B− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
88
September 2025, 6.5 teachers
Average class
22 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
39%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
65%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Philiphaugh Community School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 22 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Philiphaugh Community School had 88 pupils in September 2025, with 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 65% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 50% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 34 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 39% 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 Philiphaugh Community 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 Philiphaugh Community 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.

Knowepark Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
205 pupils25.6 average class1.4 km away
Balmoral Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
88 pupils22 average class7.4 km away
Clovenfords Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
113 pupils18.8 average class7.5 km away
St Peter's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
195 pupils24.4 average class7.6 km away
St Margaret's RC Primary School (Galashiels)
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
123 pupils20.5 average class7.8 km away

Philiphaugh Community School: common questions

How good is Philiphaugh Community 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 Philiphaugh Community School?

88 in September 2025, in classes averaging 22 pupils.

How do I get a place at Philiphaugh Community 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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