Craigerne Residential School

Craigerne Residential School was a residential school for boys on Edderstone Road in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, which closed in 1989.

History

Craigerne was opened by Barnardo's as a residential school for boys with emotional difficulties in April 1956.[1][2] Hundreds of boys went through its doors throughout the sixties and seventies.

In the winter of 1982, the school had a major renovation, with a new assembly hall-cum-gymnasium, and improved classroom facilities, funded by a grant from the Scottish Education Department.[3] There were at the time 25 students.[4]

In 2020, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry issued a report which included Barnardo's homes at Tyneholm, Balcary, Glasclune and Craigerne in Scotland.[5] The Inquiry concluded that children in the care of these homes in the 1950s and 1960s suffered emotional, sexual and physical abuse.[2]

School closure

Craigerne closed 7 years after its renovations, in June 1989.[2] The school was purchased by a developer in 2004 and converted into flats. Replacement new oak stairs and paneling to match the original was restored after extensive fire damage.

References

  1. ^ "Borders care homes come under Child Abuse Inquiry spotlight". Border Telegraph. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry" (PDF). childabuseinquiry.scot. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Abuse spotlight to focus on Borders children's homes". Peeblesshire News. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Craigerne, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland". www.childrenshomes.org.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Child abuse inquiry investigating former Borders homes". The Southern Reporter. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2025.


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