Clermiston Primary School, Edinburgh
Clermiston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Clermiston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Clermiston 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.
Clermiston Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 414 pupils, an average class size of 27.6 and 20.6 pupils per teacher.
21% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 30% speak English as an additional language.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25, and 15.8% 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 poor (C); the school was 82% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Clermiston Primary School are East Craigs Primary School (0.6 miles), Fox Covert Primary School (0.7 miles), St Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary School (0.7 miles) and Davidson's Mains Primary School (1 mile).
East Craigs Primary SchoolFox Covert Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary SchoolDavidson's Mains Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is South Gyle Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkgrove Terrace (before), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Clermiston Primary School are The Royal High School (0.4 miles), Craigmount High School (1.1 miles) and Craigroyston Community High School (1.8 miles).
The Royal High SchoolCraigmount High SchoolCraigroyston Community 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 Clermiston Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 14 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Clermiston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Clermiston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Clermiston 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 Clermiston Primary School?
If you live in Clermiston 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 Clermiston Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 14 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Clermiston Primary School?
Clermiston Primary School is at 18 Parkgrove Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 7NP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)