Buckstone Primary School, Edinburgh

Buckstone 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.

Buckstone Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 386 pupils, an average class size of 29.7 and 24 pupils per teacher.

19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 96.5% in 2024/25, and 4% 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 84% full.

In its own words: "Buckstone Primary School, situated on the south east of the Buckstone Estate, flanked on one side by woods and Mortonhall Golf Club, was opened on the 19 April 1977 and has become the focal point in the community. A large extension to the school was opened in January 1985."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, running, dance, ballet and art.

The school day runs from 8:50am to 2:55pm.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 30 October 2026, an admissions event on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

The nearest other state primary schools to Buckstone Primary School are Pentland Primary School (0.9 miles), South Morningside Primary School (1.2 miles), Frogston Primary School (1.3 miles) and St Mark's RC Primary School (1.4 miles).

The nearest railway station is Slateford Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

The secondary schools closest to Buckstone Primary School are Gracemount High School (1.7 miles) and Liberton High School (1.8 miles).