Carrick Knowe Primary School, Edinburgh

Carrick Knowe 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.

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

In the 2025 pupil census it had 288 pupils, an average class size of 22.2 and 17.5 pupils per teacher.

19% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 55% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 22% speak English as an additional language.

6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 38% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 95% in 2024/25, and 12.8% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 57% full.

In its own words: "The Parent Council is run by volunteer parents/carers who have children at the school and nursery. We work with them both on activities that help support the welfare and education of our children."

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

The nearest other state primary schools to Carrick Knowe Primary School are Corstorphine Primary School (0.4 miles), Stenhouse Primary School (0.7 miles), Broomhouse Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Joseph's RC Primary School (0.7 miles).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Saughton (Edinburgh Trams), about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Castle Avenue (opposite), 280 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to Carrick Knowe Primary School are St Augustine's High School (0.6 miles), Forrester High School (0.7 miles), Craigmount High School (1.4 miles) and Wester Hailes High School (1.6 miles).