Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh
Merchiston Castle School is an all-through school for boys aged 10 to 18 in Edinburgh.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Merchiston Castle School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Merchiston Castle School are Firrhill High School (0.6 miles), Wester Hailes High School (1.6 miles), Forrester High School (1.9 miles) and St Augustine's High School (2 miles).
Firrhill High SchoolWester Hailes High SchoolForrester High SchoolSt Augustine's High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kingsknowe Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Merchiston Castle School (at), 310 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Merchiston Castle School are Colinton Primary School (0.7 miles), Oxgangs Primary School (0.7 miles), Longstone Primary School (0.7 miles) and Clovenstone Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Colinton Primary SchoolOxgangs Primary SchoolLongstone Primary SchoolClovenstone Primary School
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
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No inspection data available
About
Merchiston Castle School is an independent boarding school for boys in the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has around 470 pupils and is open to boys between the ages of 7 and 18 as either boarding or day pupils; it was modelled after English public schools.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
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 Scotland Offshore Establishments is 1 (the median across 7 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Merchiston Castle School
What is the catchment area for Merchiston Castle School?
No fixed boundary. When Merchiston Castle School is oversubscribed, Scotland Offshore Establishments allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Merchiston Castle School?
Apply through Scotland Offshore Establishments's coordinated admissions process, naming Merchiston Castle School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Merchiston Castle 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 Scotland Offshore Establishments is 1 (the median across 7 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Merchiston Castle School?
Merchiston Castle School is at 294 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)