Flora Stevenson Primary, Edinburgh
Flora Stevenson Primary is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 95.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Flora Stevenson Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Flora Stevenson Primary 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.
Flora Stevenson Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 549 pupils, an average class size of 27.4 and 21 pupils per teacher.
11% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 15% speak English as an additional language.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 62% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.5% in 2024/25, and 11.2% 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 poor (C); the school was 87% full.
Flora Stevenson Primary in its own words
In its own words: "Please use the drop down links, from this pages title, to learn more about our school."
The school runs after-school care.
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 Flora Stevenson Primary are Stockbridge Primary School (0.7 miles), Ferryhill Primary School (1 mile), Forthview Primary School (1 mile) and Dalry Primary School (1.1 miles).
Stockbridge Primary SchoolFerryhill Primary SchoolForthview Primary SchoolDalry Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is West End - Princes Street (Edinburgh Trams), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Flora Stevenson School (at), 50 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Flora Stevenson Primary are Broughton High School (0.2 miles), Boroughmuir High School (1.3 miles), Drummond Community High School (1.3 miles) and Tynecastle High School (1.4 miles).
Broughton High SchoolBoroughmuir High SchoolDrummond Community High SchoolTynecastle 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 Flora Stevenson Primary's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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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Questions parents ask about Flora Stevenson Primary
What is the catchment area for Flora Stevenson Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Flora Stevenson Primary 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 Flora Stevenson Primary?
If you live in Flora Stevenson Primary'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 Flora Stevenson Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Flora Stevenson Primary?
Flora Stevenson Primary is at 175 Comely Bank, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 1BG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)