Castleview Primary School, Edinburgh
Castleview Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 91.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Castleview Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Castleview 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.
Castleview Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 454 pupils, an average class size of 25.2 and 16.9 pupils per teacher.
44% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 55% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
98% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.1% in 2024/25, and 29.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Castleview Primary School are St Francis' RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Niddrie Mill Primary School (0.4 miles), Prestonfield Primary School (1 mile) and Craigour Park Primary (1.1 miles).
St Francis' RC Primary SchoolNiddrie Mill Primary SchoolPrestonfield Primary SchoolCraigour Park Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brunstane Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greendykes Road (opposite), 310 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Castleview Primary School are Castlebrae Community High School (0.3 miles), Holy Rood RC High School (0.9 miles), Portobello High School (1.3 miles) and Liberton High School (1.3 miles).
Castlebrae Community High SchoolHoly Rood RC High SchoolPortobello High SchoolLiberton 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 Castleview Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Castleview Primary School
The Nest Class Connection
28 Aug 2026
Sports Day Interhouse
4 Jun 2026
P2-7 Sports Day 2026
4 Jun 2026
Group 5 - Canoeing
3 Apr 2026
Group 2 - Final day
2 Apr 2026
Group 1 - Thursday
2 Apr 2026
From Castleview Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
6 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 Castleview Primary School
What is the catchment area for Castleview Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Castleview 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 Castleview Primary School?
If you live in Castleview 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 Castleview Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 6 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 Castleview Primary School?
Castleview Primary School is at 2d Greendykes Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4DP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)