Craigroyston Primary School, Edinburgh
Craigroyston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 87.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Craigroyston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Craigroyston 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.
Craigroyston Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 309 pupils, an average class size of 23.8 and 14.8 pupils per teacher.
41% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 87.1% in 2024/25, and 45.6% 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.
Craigroyston Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We are a hard working team who come to work each day ready to model our school values and provide the very best standard of care to our learners."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.
On phones, the school says: "mobile phones are not permitted at the breakfast club and all devices must stay in your child’s bag and remain off toys should not be brought to breakfast club (or school); the Hub has plenty of resources to keep your child amused!"
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Craigroyston Primary School are St David's RC Primary School (0.3 miles), Pirniehall Primary School (0.4 miles), Ferryhill Primary School (0.4 miles) and Forthview Primary School (0.5 miles).
St David's RC Primary SchoolPirniehall Primary SchoolFerryhill Primary SchoolForthview Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh Trams), about 2 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Muirhouse Avenue (before), 220 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Craigroyston Primary School are Craigroyston Community High School (0.3 miles) and The Royal High School (1.2 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 Craigroyston Primary School in April 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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.
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
- 0
- 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: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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 Craigroyston Primary School
When was Craigroyston Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Craigroyston Primary School in April 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Craigroyston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Craigroyston 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 Craigroyston Primary School?
If you live in Craigroyston 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 Craigroyston 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: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Craigroyston Primary School?
Craigroyston Primary School is at 7 Muirhouse Place West, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 4PX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)