Brunstane Primary School, Edinburgh
Brunstane Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 90.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Brunstane Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Brunstane 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.
Brunstane Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 270 pupils, an average class size of 19.3 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
59% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 4% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.3% in 2024/25, and 34.8% 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 poor (C); the school was 64% full.
Brunstane Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brunstane Primary School are Newcraighall Primary School (0.8 miles), Towerbank Primary School (0.9 miles), St John's RC Primary School (0.9 miles) and St Francis' RC Primary School (1.1 miles).
Newcraighall Primary SchoolTowerbank Primary SchoolSt John's RC Primary SchoolSt Francis' RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brunstane Rail Station, about 190 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Magdalene Drive (adjacent), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Brunstane Primary School are Portobello High School (0.4 miles) and Castlebrae Community High School (1.4 miles).
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 Brunstane Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Brunstane Primary School
Newsletter - September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Active Schools Booklet - January to April 2026
17 Dec 2025
Parent Communication - Curriculum Review - 16.12.25
16 Dec 2025
Newsletter - November 2025
25 Nov 2025
DHT Announcement - 10 October 2025
10 Oct 2025
Newsletter - September 2025
19 Sep 2025
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 12 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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 Brunstane Primary School
What is the catchment area for Brunstane Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Brunstane 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 Brunstane Primary School?
If you live in Brunstane 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 Brunstane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 12 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Brunstane Primary School?
Brunstane Primary School is at 106 Magdalene Drive, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH15 3BE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)