Frogston Primary School, EDINBURGH
Frogston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Frogston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Frogston 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 453 pupils, an average class size of 26.6 and 18.4 pupils per teacher.
31% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 15% speak English as an additional language.
19% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 24.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 104% full.
Frogston Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Frogston I will achieve to the best of my abilities, and learn how to lead my own learning. At Frogston, I know that I am loved and that all are welcome. I will learn the value of caring for others as well as the world around us."
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
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Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Frogston Primary School are St Catherine's RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Gracemount Primary School (0.6 miles), Gilmerton Primary School (1.2 miles) and Buckstone Primary School (1.3 miles).
St Catherine's RC Primary SchoolGracemount Primary SchoolGilmerton Primary SchoolBuckstone Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shawfair Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kaimes Crossroads (before), 50 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Frogston Primary School are Gracemount High School (0.7 miles) and Liberton High School (1.1 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 Frogston Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle 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 Frogston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Frogston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Frogston 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 Frogston Primary School?
If you live in Frogston 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 Frogston Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle 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 Frogston Primary School?
Frogston Primary School is at 7A Frogston Road East, EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, EH17 8AB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)