Blackhall Primary School, Edinburgh
Blackhall Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 96.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Blackhall Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Blackhall 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 364 pupils, an average class size of 26 and 19.3 pupils per teacher.
24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 96.1% in 2024/25, and 7.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 72% full.
Blackhall Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include hockey, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports and dance.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blackhall Primary School are Ferryhill Primary School (0.6 miles), Davidson's Mains Primary School (0.7 miles), St Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary School (0.9 miles) and Fox Covert Primary School (0.9 miles).
Ferryhill Primary SchoolDavidson's Mains Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary SchoolFox Covert Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Balgreen (Edinburgh Trams), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ravelston Dykes Road (n-bound), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Blackhall Primary School are The Royal High School (1.1 miles), Craigroyston Community High School (1.2 miles) and Tynecastle High School (1.6 miles).
The Royal High SchoolCraigroyston Community High SchoolTynecastle High School
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 Blackhall Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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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Questions parents ask about Blackhall Primary School
What is the catchment area for Blackhall Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Blackhall 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 Blackhall Primary School?
If you live in Blackhall 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 Blackhall Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Blackhall Primary School?
Blackhall Primary School is at 83 Craigcrook Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 3PH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)