Liberton Primary School, Edinburgh

Liberton 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.

Liberton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 432 pupils, an average class size of 28.8 and 20.2 pupils per teacher.

21% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 22% speak English as an additional language.

4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 19% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 93.1% in 2024/25, and 17.6% 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 91% full.

In its own words: "Welcome to Liberton Primary School which serves the south east of Edinburgh and was built in 1954. The school is a two-storey build set in beautiful, extensive park grounds."

The school runs a breakfast club.

The school day runs from 8:50am to 2:45pm.

Coming up: an open day on Sunday 8 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 11 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

The nearest other state primary schools to Liberton Primary School are St John Vianney RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Prestonfield Primary School (0.6 miles), Preston Street Primary School (1.2 miles) and Gracemount Primary School (1.3 miles).

The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Orrok Park (opposite), 40 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to Liberton Primary School are Liberton High School (0.8 miles), Castlebrae Community High School (1.3 miles), Gracemount High School (1.3 miles) and Holy Rood RC High School (1.4 miles).