Craiglockhart Primary School, Edinburgh
Craiglockhart Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 95.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Craiglockhart Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Craiglockhart 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.
Craiglockhart Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 275 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 16.1 pupils per teacher.
14% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 23% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.7% in 2024/25, and 10.8% 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 58% full.
Craiglockhart Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Craiglockhart Primary is a non-denominational school built in 1903 and serves the Shandon area of the city. We are part of the Tynecastle High School Learning Community. There are currently 12 classes and a Nursery class."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
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Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Craiglockhart Primary School are St Cuthbert's RC Primary School (0.5 miles), Dalry Primary School (0.7 miles), Bruntsfield Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Peter's RC Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Cuthbert's RC Primary SchoolDalry Primary SchoolBruntsfield Primary SchoolSt Peter's RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Slateford Rail Station, about 1130 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ashley Terrace (nw-bound), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Craiglockhart Primary School are Tynecastle High School (0.5 miles), Boroughmuir High School (0.8 miles), St Thomas Of Aquin's High School (1 mile) and James Gillespie's High School (1.1 miles).
Tynecastle High SchoolBoroughmuir High SchoolSt Thomas Of Aquin's High SchoolJames Gillespie'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 Craiglockhart Primary School in February 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
About
Craiglockhart Primary School is a primary school in the Shandon area of Edinburgh. The school buildings are in the Victorian style of architecture.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Craiglockhart Primary School
P1 Open Day 2026
5 Oct 2026
Benmore 2026
9 Sep 2026
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25 Feb 2026
P6 iPad Launch Event
25 Nov 2025
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28 Oct 2025
P1 Parent Information Assembly Aug 25
22 Oct 2025
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
5 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 Craiglockhart Primary School
When was Craiglockhart Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Craiglockhart Primary School in February 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Craiglockhart Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Craiglockhart 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 Craiglockhart Primary School?
If you live in Craiglockhart 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 Craiglockhart Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 5 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 Craiglockhart Primary School?
Craiglockhart Primary School is at 90 Ashley Terrace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH11 1RG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)