Hillwood Primary School, EDINBURGH
Hillwood Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hillwood Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hillwood 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.
Hillwood Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 77 pupils, an average class size of 19.2 and 13.1 pupils per teacher.
70% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 30% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 26.4% 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.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hillwood Primary School are Ratho Primary School (1.1 miles), Kirkliston Primary School (1.5 miles), Maybury Primary School (2.6 miles) and Hawkhill Primary School (2.9 miles).
Ratho Primary SchoolKirkliston Primary SchoolMaybury Primary SchoolHawkhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Ingliston Park & Ride (Edinburgh Trams), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queen Anne Drive (w-bound), 60 metres away.
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 Hillwood Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 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 Hillwood Primary School
What is the catchment area for Hillwood Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hillwood 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 Hillwood Primary School?
If you live in Hillwood 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 Hillwood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 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 Hillwood Primary School?
Hillwood Primary School is at Station Road, Ratho Station, EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, EH28 8PT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)