East Craigs Primary School, Edinburgh
East Craigs Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 95.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
East Craigs Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
East Craigs 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.
East Craigs Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 428 pupils, an average class size of 28.5 and 20 pupils per teacher.
15% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.2% in 2024/25, and 12.4% 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 90% full.
East Craigs Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £17 per session.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to East Craigs Primary School are Clermiston Primary School (0.6 miles), Fox Covert Primary School (0.9 miles), St Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary School (0.9 miles) and Maybury Primary School (1 mile).
Clermiston Primary SchoolFox Covert Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary SchoolMaybury Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Gateway Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is East Craigs Centre, 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to East Craigs Primary School are Craigmount High School (0.5 miles), The Royal High School (1.1 miles), St Augustine's High School (1.5 miles) and Forrester High School (1.6 miles).
Craigmount High SchoolThe Royal High SchoolSt Augustine's High SchoolForrester 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of East Craigs Primary School in November 2024.
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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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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East Craigs Primary School
Questions parents ask about East Craigs Primary School
When was East Craigs Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of East Craigs Primary School in November 2024.
What is the catchment area for East Craigs Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and East Craigs 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 East Craigs Primary School?
If you live in East Craigs 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 East Craigs Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 East Craigs Primary School?
East Craigs Primary School is at 79 Craigmount Brae, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH12 8XF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)