Fox Covert Primary School, Edinburgh
Fox Covert Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fox Covert Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Fox Covert 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.
Fox Covert Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 268 pupils, an average class size of 26.8 and 20.2 pupils per teacher.
43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 62% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25, and 11.8% 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 82% full.
Fox Covert Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is a non-denominational school serving the north-west area of Clerwood, in the city of Edinburgh. We firmly believe that partnerships between home, school and the local community are central to our success at Fox Covert Primary School, and we strive to ensure that all our families are fully engaged and involved in their child’s education."
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 2.30pm, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 at 9am and an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Edinburgh City
Headteacher's welcome (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 Fox Covert Primary School are St Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Clermiston Primary School (0.7 miles), Corstorphine Primary School (0.8 miles) and East Craigs Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary SchoolClermiston Primary SchoolCorstorphine Primary SchoolEast Craigs Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is South Gyle Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clerwood Terminus (at), 220 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fox Covert Primary School are The Royal High School (0.9 miles), Craigmount High School (1.1 miles), St Augustine's High School (1.3 miles) and Forrester High School (1.5 miles).
The Royal High SchoolCraigmount 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Fox Covert Primary School'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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Fox Covert Primary School
What is the catchment area for Fox Covert Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fox Covert 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 Fox Covert Primary School?
If you live in Fox Covert 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 Fox Covert Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Fox Covert Primary School?
Fox Covert Primary School is at Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH12 8PG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)