Gylemuir Primary School, Edinburgh
Gylemuir Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gylemuir Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gylemuir 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.
Gylemuir Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 397 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 17.6 pupils per teacher.
16% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 24% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 19% 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 good (A); the school was 73% full.
Gylemuir Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Gylemuir Primary School opened in 1968 and has excellent accommodation and facilities, including a Food Lab, Dance & Drama Base and School Library. The Gylemuir Early Years Hub is also housed in the school building. The school is set amidst attractive grounds which the children are encouraged to use to extend their learning outdoors."
The school runs after-school care, from £12.10 per day.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 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)Wraparound care (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 Gylemuir Primary School are Corstorphine Primary School (0.4 miles), Carrick Knowe Primary School (0.8 miles), East Craigs Primary School (1.1 miles) and St Joseph's RC Primary School (1.1 miles).
Corstorphine Primary SchoolCarrick Knowe Primary SchoolEast Craigs Primary SchoolSt Joseph's RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is South Gyle Rail Station, about 240 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broomhall Road (opposite), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Gylemuir Primary School are St Augustine's High School (0.4 miles), Forrester High School (0.5 miles), Craigmount High School (0.8 miles) and Wester Hailes High School (1.4 miles).
St Augustine's High SchoolForrester High SchoolCraigmount High SchoolWester Hailes 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Gylemuir Primary School in August 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Gylemuir Primary School
Have a “Wee Read” on 7th October!
7 Oct 2026
Gylemuir Primary School Open Day - 4th November 2026
7 Oct 2026
Football for Neurodivergent Pupils - begins 25th September
10 Sep 2026
Edinburgh Doors Open Days 2026 - 26th & 27th September
9 Sep 2026
Gylemuir Talent Showcase 2026 - entries now open!
20 May 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 3 serious and 8 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Gylemuir Primary School
When was Gylemuir Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Gylemuir Primary School in August 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Gylemuir Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gylemuir 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 Gylemuir Primary School?
If you live in Gylemuir 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 Gylemuir 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, 3 serious and 8 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Gylemuir Primary School?
Gylemuir Primary School is at 10 Wester Broom Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH12 7RT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)