Granton Primary School, Edinburgh
Granton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 89.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Granton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Granton 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.
Granton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 419 pupils, an average class size of 24.6 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
37% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 31% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.6% in 2024/25, and 39.2% 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 75% full.
Granton Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir, art and film.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Granton Primary School are Wardie Primary School (0.4 miles), Forthview Primary School (0.7 miles), Pirniehall Primary School (0.8 miles) and St David's RC Primary School (1 mile).
Wardie Primary SchoolForthview Primary SchoolPirniehall Primary SchoolSt David's RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Newhaven (Edinburgh Trams), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pilton Crescent (after), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Granton Primary School are Broughton High School (1.1 miles), Craigroyston Community High School (1.1 miles) and Trinity Academy (1.2 miles).
Broughton High SchoolCraigroyston Community High SchoolTrinity Academy
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 Granton 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
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 5 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Granton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Granton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Granton 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 Granton Primary School?
If you live in Granton 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 Granton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 5 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Granton Primary School?
Granton Primary School is at 55 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH5 2DA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)