Holy Cross RC Primary School, Edinburgh
Holy Cross RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Holy Cross RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Holy Cross RC 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.
Holy Cross RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 214 pupils, an average class size of 26.8 and 22.3 pupils per teacher.
25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 42% speak English as an additional language.
12% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 29% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.2% in 2024/25, and 23.7% 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 68% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Cross RC Primary School are Trinity Primary School (0.2 miles), Broughton Primary School (0.6 miles), Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce (Parkside Primary) (0.6 miles) and Wardie Primary School (0.8 miles).
Trinity Primary SchoolBroughton Primary SchoolBun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce (Parkside Primary)Wardie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Newhaven (Edinburgh Trams), about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Craighall Road (before), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Holy Cross RC Primary School are Trinity Academy (0.2 miles), Drummond Community High School (0.9 miles), Leith Academy (1.2 miles) and Broughton High School (1.3 miles).
Trinity AcademyDrummond Community High SchoolLeith AcademyBroughton 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Holy Cross RC 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
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 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 Holy Cross RC Primary School
What is the catchment area for Holy Cross RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Holy Cross RC 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 Holy Cross RC Primary School?
If you live in Holy Cross RC 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 Holy Cross RC Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 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 Holy Cross RC Primary School?
Holy Cross RC Primary School is at Craighall Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH6 4RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)