Brighter future for Heriot after appeal for families to move in

Helen Marsden, from the Heriot Primary parent council, said the future now looked much brighter.

“This gives the opportunity for all the many younger children in the village to go to nursery here and then transition into the Heriot Primary School – rather than go to nursery elsewhere which increases the likelihood they may choose other schools,” she said.

It might also, they hope, act as a bit of an advert for the village.

“Because the nursery is open to children outside of the catchment area, it also offers the opportunity for children in surrounding areas to come to it,” explained Helen.

In addition, they could see an upturn in numbers after the school in the next village along, Fountainhall, has been mothballed and its catchment area temporarily added to Heriot’s.

“This means that families on the large family housing estate in Fountainhall are now entitled to free bus transport to the primary school in Heriot from their home, for the duration of their time at the primary school,” she said.