Craigour Park Primary, Edinburgh
Craigour Park Primary is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 89.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Craigour Park Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Craigour Park Primary 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.
Craigour Park Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 397 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 17.9 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 62% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 25% speak English as an additional language.
40% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.7% in 2024/25, and 37.5% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Craigour Park Primary are Gilmerton Primary School (0.4 miles), Danderhall Primary School (0.9 miles), Gracemount Primary School (1 mile) and St John Vianney RC Primary School (1 mile).
Gilmerton Primary SchoolDanderhall Primary SchoolGracemount Primary SchoolSt John Vianney RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shawfair Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Craigour Grove (after), 310 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Craigour Park Primary are Liberton High School (0.7 miles), Gracemount High School (0.9 miles) and Castlebrae Community High School (1.4 miles).
Liberton High SchoolGracemount High SchoolCastlebrae 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 Craigour Park Primary's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Craigour Park Primary
Catch up with Craigour: Class Takeover!
25 Sep 2026
Catch up with Craigour: 11th September 2026
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Catch Up With Craigour: 14th August 2026
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Catch up with Craigour: 8th June 2026
19 Jun 2026
Catch up with Craigour: 10th November
11 Nov 2025
Catch up with Craigour: 18th August
18 Aug 2025
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
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 Craigour Park Primary
What is the catchment area for Craigour Park Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Craigour Park Primary 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 Craigour Park Primary?
If you live in Craigour Park Primary'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 Craigour Park Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 Craigour Park Primary?
Craigour Park Primary is at 102 Moredun Park Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH17 7HL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)