Kirkliston Primary School, EDINBURGH
Kirkliston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kirkliston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kirkliston 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 595 pupils, an average class size of 27 and 19.3 pupils per teacher.
13% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 25% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 1% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 13.6% 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 86% full.
Kirkliston Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Kirkliston Primary is in the village of Kirkliston which is situated on the western fringe of Edinburgh, three miles south of South Queesnsferry. There is easy access to the Forth Road Bridge, the M9 and M8 motorways. Dalmeny railway station is only about 3 miles away. Kirkliston Primary School is non denominational school in the village of Kirkliston."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kirkliston Primary School are Hillwood Primary School (1.5 miles), Hawkhill Primary School (1.7 miles), Dalmeny Primary School (2.2 miles) and Queensferry Primary School (2.3 miles).
Hillwood Primary SchoolHawkhill Primary SchoolDalmeny Primary SchoolQueensferry Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Edinburgh Airport (Edinburgh Trams), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manse Road (before), 200 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 Kirkliston 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Kirkliston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kirkliston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kirkliston 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 Kirkliston Primary School?
If you live in Kirkliston 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 Kirkliston Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Kirkliston Primary School?
Kirkliston Primary School is at 15 Carmel Road, Kirkliston, EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, EH29 9DD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)