Abbeyhill Primary School, Edinburgh
Abbeyhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Abbeyhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Abbeyhill Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Abbeyhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 162 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 16.5 pupils per teacher.
38% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 65% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 27% speak English as an additional language.
3% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 22% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 30.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 70% full.
Abbeyhill Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 24 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Edinburgh City
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Abbeyhill Primary School are Royal Mile Primary School (0.4 miles), Leith Walk Primary School (0.5 miles), Hermitage Park Primary School (0.7 miles) and Lorne Primary School (0.7 miles).
Royal Mile Primary SchoolLeith Walk Primary SchoolHermitage Park Primary SchoolLorne Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is McDonald Road (Edinburgh Trams), about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abbeyhill (e-bound 2), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Abbeyhill Primary School are Leith Academy (0.7 miles), Drummond Community High School (0.9 miles), Holy Rood RC High School (1.5 miles) and Trinity Academy (1.7 miles).
Leith AcademyDrummond Community High SchoolHoly Rood RC High SchoolTrinity Academy
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Abbeyhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Abbeyhill Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 45
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 29 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Edinburgh City is 12 (the median across 140 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Questions parents ask about Abbeyhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Abbeyhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Abbeyhill Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Edinburgh City. Edinburgh City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Abbeyhill Primary School?
If you live in Abbeyhill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Edinburgh City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Edinburgh City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Abbeyhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 29 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Edinburgh City is 12 (the median across 140 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Abbeyhill Primary School?
Abbeyhill Primary School is at Abbey Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH7 5SJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)