Davidson's Mains Primary School, Edinburgh
Davidson's Mains Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 96%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Davidson's Mains Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Davidson's Mains 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.
Davidson's Mains Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 481 pupils, an average class size of 28.3 and 22.9 pupils per teacher.
12% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
10% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 74% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96% in 2024/25, and 7.9% 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 76% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Davidson's Mains Primary School are Blackhall Primary School (0.7 miles), Craigroyston Primary School (0.7 miles), Ferryhill Primary School (0.7 miles) and Clermiston Primary School (1 mile).
Blackhall Primary SchoolCraigroyston Primary SchoolFerryhill Primary SchoolClermiston Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Balgreen (Edinburgh Trams), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vivian Terrace (at), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Davidson's Mains Primary School are The Royal High School (0.6 miles) and Craigroyston Community High School (0.9 miles).
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 Davidson's Mains 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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Davidson's Mains Primary School
What is the catchment area for Davidson's Mains Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Davidson's Mains 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 Davidson's Mains Primary School?
If you live in Davidson's Mains 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 Davidson's Mains Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Davidson's Mains Primary School?
Davidson's Mains Primary School is at Corbiehill Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 5DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)