Schools in the Scottish Borders council area

About schools in Scottish Borders

Most of the 65 schools listed in Scottish Borders are primary schools. Its eight secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Schools in Scottish Borders are inspected by Education Scotland. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.

Recently inspected in Scottish Borders

The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.

• Westruther Primary School Education Scotland, 31 March 2026
• Newlands Primary School Education Scotland, 17 March 2026
• Lauder Primary School Education Scotland, 3 March 2026
• Swinton Primary School Education Scotland, 3 March 2026
• Kelso High School Education Scotland, 3 February 2026
• Ancrum Primary School Education Scotland, 4 November 2025
• Yetholm Primary School Education Scotland, 30 September 2025
• Cockburnspath Primary School Education Scotland, 3 June 2025
• St Peter's Primary School Education Scotland, 27 May 2025
• Peebles High School Education Scotland, 29 April 2025
• Selkirk High School Education Scotland, 29 April 2025
• Broughton Central P School Education Scotland, 18 March 2025

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Scottish Borders.

• Galashiels 9
• Hawick 7
• Kelso 5
• Melrose 5
• Eyemouth 4
• Peebles 4
• Selkirk 4
• Duns 2
• Innerleithen 2
• Jedburgh 2
• Biggar 1
• Coldstream 1
• Lauder 1

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Common questions about schools in Scottish Borders

How many schools are in Scottish Borders?

OfferDay lists 65 schools in Scottish Borders, including 55 primary schools and eight secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Scottish Borders?

Schools in Scottish Borders are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.

Which are the best schools in Scottish Borders?

OfferDay does not rank schools in Scottish Borders. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.

How many towns are in the Scottish Borders council area?

OfferDay groups the Scottish Borders schools across 13 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the council area is reachable.

School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.