Fountainhall Primary School Mothball Status Review Survey

Overview

Fountainhall Primary School was mothballed in June 2025 due to the numbers attending dropping to very low figures (1 primary child from August 2025) necessitating a temporary mothballing of the school to allow the doors to be closed at the end of summer term 2025.  As part of the mothballing report in June 2025, Officers committed to undertaking a full review of the school (and Early Years/ Nursery) which is also mothballed) to assess the long term viability of the school and the nursery provision attached.  

As part of this review, Scottish Borders Council is committed to a survey of parents/ carers of primary age children and pre- school age children including infants in the Fountainhall catchment area to assess the viability of the primary and the nursery  in the longer term. We also wish community views from those in the catchment area about how to increase the demand and the viability of the school to try and grow the demand for the school.

Why your views matter

To help with this process, we would like you to complete the following survey. This mirrors other surveys in the Scottish Borders which have been used to assess demand and viability of school and nursery settings. 

 Your email address will be added to the Council's list for future correspondence and will receive updates regarding this review only. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose. 

The information you have provided will be processed by Scottish Borders Council, Newtown St Boswells, TD6 OSA. You can Contact the Council on 0300 100 1800 or customer services at customerservices@scotborders.gov.uk. The council's data protection Officers can be contacted using the contact details above or by email at dataprotection@scotborders.gov.uk 

We will only use your information to assess the numbers of children in the catchment area, to obtain ideas, comments and suggestions about the mothballed school. The Council is collecting and using this information to keep respondents up to date with the Fountainhall Mothball Status Review and to assess the longer term viability of the primary school and whether this could be reinstated if demand was able to increase. The information will only be retained for the duration of the review.