Canal View Primary School, Edinburgh
Canal View Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 90.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Canal View Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Canal View 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.
Canal View Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 307 pupils, an average class size of 21.9 and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
61% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 28% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.1% in 2024/25, and 35.4% 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 good (A); the school was 73% full.
Canal View Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "I am very proud to be able to share with you the wonderful opportunities and developments here at Canal View Primary School. Canal View is a vibrant and creative place where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Canal View Primary School are Murrayburn Primary School (0.4 miles), Clovenstone Primary School (0.5 miles), Sighthill Primary School (0.6 miles) and Juniper Green Primary School (0.7 miles).
Murrayburn Primary SchoolClovenstone Primary SchoolSighthill Primary SchoolJuniper Green Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wester Hailes Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hailesland Place (after), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Canal View Primary School are Wester Hailes High School (0.5 miles), Forrester High School (1.1 miles), Merchiston Castle School (1.1 miles) and St Augustine's High School (1.2 miles).
Wester Hailes High SchoolForrester High SchoolMerchiston Castle SchoolSt Augustine's 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Canal View Primary School in May 2023.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Canal View Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Canal View Primary School
When was Canal View Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Canal View Primary School in May 2023. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Canal View Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Canal View 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 Canal View Primary School?
If you live in Canal View 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 Canal View Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Canal View Primary School?
Canal View Primary School is at 4 Hailesland Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH14 2SL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)