Dalry Primary School, EDINBURGH
Dalry Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 94.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dalry Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dalry 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.
Dalry Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 191 pupils, an average class size of 23.9 and 18.2 pupils per teacher.
37% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 84% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 68% speak English as an additional language.
10% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.2% in 2024/25, and 17% 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 good (A); the school was 46% full.
Dalry Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 11.26am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Edinburgh City
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 Dalry Primary School are Roseburn Primary School (0.6 miles), Bruntsfield Primary School (0.6 miles), Tollcross Primary School (0.6 miles) and Craiglockhart Primary School (0.7 miles).
Roseburn Primary SchoolBruntsfield Primary SchoolTollcross Primary SchoolCraiglockhart Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Haymarket (Edinburgh Trams), about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dalry Primary School (before), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Dalry Primary School are Boroughmuir High School (0.3 miles), Tynecastle High School (0.4 miles), St Thomas Of Aquin's High School (0.6 miles) and James Gillespie's High School (1 mile).
Boroughmuir High SchoolTynecastle 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Dalry Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Dalry Primary School
P1 Open Day
25 Sep 2026
Parent Carer Council Meeting
21 Sep 2026
Paid Work Placement for High School Leavers
25 Aug 2026
Free Dr Bike Service- Thursday 11th of June
5 Jun 2026
P7 Camp Day 3
29 May 2026
P7 Camp Day 2
28 May 2026
From Dalry Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 27
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 18 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Dalry Primary School
What is the catchment area for Dalry Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dalry 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 Dalry Primary School?
If you live in Dalry 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 Dalry Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 18 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 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 Dalry Primary School?
Dalry Primary School is at 4 Cathcart Place, Dalry Road, EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, EH11 2JB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)