Education Consultations - Haddington and North Berwick

The proposal to establish a new primary school for Haddington was approved by councillors at a meeting of East Lothian Council. 

The decision to close Haddington Infant School and King’s Meadow Primary Schools and establish a new primary school covering Nursery to P7, operating from the existing school sites, for Haddington and its associated catchment areas follows a statutory public consultation. The change – which is subject to the conclusion of the Scottish Ministerial call-in period – is expected to take place from August 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The proposal to close North Berwick Nursery School and re-designate it as nursery stage of Law Primary School was also approved, as was the proposal to extend the catchment area of Law Primary School to include development land that is currently part of the Dirleton Primary School catchment. 

Councillor Shamin Akhtar, cabinet spokesperson for Education and Children’s Services, said: “I wish to thank everyone who has been involved in these public consultations which have been a huge amount of work for many people, and to thank those who took the time to share their views with us.” 

Read more about the Haddington proposal and more about the North Berwick proposals on our website.