Colinton Primary School, Edinburgh
Colinton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Colinton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Colinton 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.
Colinton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 164 pupils, an average class size of 23.4 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.
25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 48% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 12% speak English as an additional language.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 32% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25, and 21.8% 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 poor (C); the school was 52% full.
Colinton Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Colinton Primary is a non-denominational primary school located in the Colinton area of Edinburgh. The school is organised into 7 classes, P1-7, and a nursery class with a maximum of 20 children. The school is comprised of a main building and three external buildings, with two enclosed outdoor areas, a large playground and a grass pitch."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Colinton Primary School are Oxgangs Primary School (0.3 miles), St Mark's RC Primary School (0.3 miles), Pentland Primary School (0.7 miles) and Bonaly Primary School (1 mile).
Oxgangs Primary SchoolSt Mark's RC Primary SchoolPentland Primary SchoolBonaly Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Slateford Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Colinton Mains Loan (before), 240 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Colinton Primary School are Firrhill High School (0.4 miles) and Merchiston Castle School (0.7 miles).
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 Colinton Primary School in January 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Colinton Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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.
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Questions parents ask about Colinton Primary School
When was Colinton Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Colinton Primary School in January 2022.
What is the catchment area for Colinton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Colinton 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 Colinton Primary School?
If you live in Colinton 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 Colinton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Colinton Primary School?
Colinton Primary School is at Redford Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH13 0AL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)