Dalmeny Primary School, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY
Dalmeny Primary School is a primary school for pupils in South Queensferry.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dalmeny Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dalmeny 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.
Dalmeny Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 72 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 20.2% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 64% full.
Dalmeny Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Dalmeny Primary is a small non-denominational school set in the heart of the village of Dalmeny. Our school roll from P1-P7 is currently 88 pupils and we have 30 children in the nursery. We have 4 classes in the main building and a nursery class, all set within in our extensive school grounds, complete with our own trim trail."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Dalmeny Primary School. Please also take time to read through our School and Nursery Handbook which provides further information regarding our school policies and procedures. We are more than happy to answer any questions you may have to help you in your decision. We can also arrange a tour."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £2 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dalmeny Primary School are St Margaret's RC Primary School (0.7 miles), Queensferry Primary School (1 mile), Echline Primary School (1.6 miles) and Kirkliston Primary School (2.2 miles).
St Margaret's RC Primary SchoolQueensferry Primary SchoolEchline Primary SchoolKirkliston Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dalmeny Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 150 metres away.
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 Dalmeny Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Dalmeny Primary School
What is the catchment area for Dalmeny Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dalmeny 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 Dalmeny Primary School?
If you live in Dalmeny 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 Dalmeny Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Dalmeny Primary School?
Dalmeny Primary School is at Carlowrie Crescent, Dalmeny, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, SOUTH QUEENSFERRY, EH30 9TZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)