What did HMIE judge Aberlady Primary School's quality indicator to be?

HMIE judged Aberlady Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in April 2026, on HMIE's own scale.

How many pupils attend Aberlady Primary School?

Aberlady Primary School has 139 pupils on roll.

Where is Aberlady Primary School located?

Aberlady Primary School is located in EAST LOTHIAN, EH32 0RQ, East Lothian.

How do I apply to Aberlady Primary School?

In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Aberlady Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to East Lothian Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.

How are P1 places decided at Aberlady Primary School?

When Aberlady Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — Pupils living in the catchment area have priority over those from outside. Every school has a catchment area with clear boundaries; catchment maps, including the four Roman Catholic primary catchments, are published on the council website.

What is the largest ethnic background at Aberlady Primary School?

According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at Aberlady Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Aberlady Primary School: Catchment 2026

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How places are decided at Aberlady Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the catchment area — Pupils living in the catchment area have priority over those from outside. Every school has a catchment area with clear boundaries; catchment maps, including the four Roman Catholic primary catchments, are published on the council website.

Once a child has been offered a place the offer is not withdrawn unless obtained through false information, and a pupil moving into the catchment area cannot take a place from a non-catchment pupil already admitted.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Aberlady Primary School: key facts

What did HMIE judge Aberlady Primary School's quality indicator to be?: HMIE judged Aberlady Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in April 2026, on HMIE's own scale.
How many pupils attend Aberlady Primary School?: Aberlady Primary School has 139 pupils on roll.
Where is Aberlady Primary School located?: Aberlady Primary School is located in EAST LOTHIAN, EH32 0RQ, East Lothian.
How do I apply to Aberlady Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Aberlady Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to East Lothian Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Aberlady Primary School?: When Aberlady Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — Pupils living in the catchment area have priority over those from outside. Every school has a catchment area with clear boundaries; catchment maps, including the four Roman Catholic primary catchments, are published on the council website.
What is the largest ethnic background at Aberlady Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at Aberlady Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Aberlady Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (P1), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Resident in the catchment area — Pupils living in the catchment area have priority over those from outside. Every school has a catchment area with clear boundaries; catchment maps, including the four Roman Catholic primary catchments, are published on the council website.

Aberlady Primary School: key facts

What did HMIE judge Aberlady Primary School's quality indicator to be?: HMIE judged Aberlady Primary School's quality indicator as Good (4 of 6) at its inspection in April 2026, on HMIE's own scale.
How many pupils attend Aberlady Primary School?: Aberlady Primary School has 139 pupils on roll.
Where is Aberlady Primary School located?: Aberlady Primary School is located in EAST LOTHIAN, EH32 0RQ, East Lothian.
How do I apply to Aberlady Primary School?: In Scotland you enrol your child at the catchment school for your home address, and each council sets its own enrolment dates. If Aberlady Primary School is not your catchment school, you can make a placing request to East Lothian Council to ask for a place there. By law, a placing request for a child starting P1 or S1 that reaches the council by 15 March must be answered by 30 April; check the council's admissions pages for its own dates.
How are P1 places decided at Aberlady Primary School?: When Aberlady Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Resident in the catchment area — Pupils living in the catchment area have priority over those from outside. Every school has a catchment area with clear boundaries; catchment maps, including the four Roman Catholic primary catchments, are published on the council website.
What is the largest ethnic background at Aberlady Primary School?: According to the Scottish Government Pupil Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at Aberlady Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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On-site nursery & childcare

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