Gilmerton Primary School, Edinburgh
Gilmerton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 90.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gilmerton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gilmerton 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 503 pupils, an average class size of 27.9 and 19.5 pupils per teacher.
38% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 58% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 18% speak English as an additional language.
20% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 4% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 32.1% 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 92% full.
Gilmerton Primary School in its own words
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From the headteacher's welcome: "We are looking forward to welcoming all our pupils to school! Some useful information about coming to school: We know that some of our pupils will be feeling worried and / or anxious about returning to school. Our Nurture Team prepared the following resources to help:"
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gilmerton Primary School are Craigour Park Primary (0.4 miles), Gracemount Primary School (0.6 miles), St Catherine's RC Primary School (0.8 miles) and St John Vianney RC Primary School (1.1 miles).
Craigour Park PrimaryGracemount Primary SchoolSt Catherine's RC Primary SchoolSt John Vianney RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shawfair Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gilmerton Primary School (at), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Gilmerton Primary School are Gracemount High School (0.6 miles) and Liberton High School (0.7 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 Gilmerton Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 27
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 15 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Gilmerton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Gilmerton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gilmerton 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 Gilmerton Primary School?
If you live in Gilmerton 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 Gilmerton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 15 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Gilmerton Primary School?
Gilmerton Primary School is at 2 Moredun Dykes Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH17 8NQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)