Niddrie Mill Primary School, EDINBURGH
Niddrie Mill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 92.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Niddrie Mill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Niddrie Mill 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.
Niddrie Mill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 318 pupils, an average class size of 22.7 and 14.4 pupils per teacher.
43% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.4% in 2024/25, and 25.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 73% full.
Niddrie Mill Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Niddrie Mill Primary School is a warm, inclusive and friendly place to learn. We have fourteen classes from P1-7. At Niddrie Mill, we strive to ensure that all pupils feel valued, respected and are supported to reach their full potential. We are committed to supporting all learners and their families in a respectful, caring and nurturing environment."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Niddrie Mill Primary School are St Francis' RC Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Castleview Primary School (0.4 miles), Duddingston Primary School (0.9 miles) and St John's RC Primary School (1 mile).
St Francis' RC Primary SchoolCastleview Primary SchoolDuddingston Primary SchoolSt John's RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brunstane Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wauchope Road (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Niddrie Mill Primary School are Castlebrae Community High School (0.4 miles), Holy Rood RC High School (0.8 miles), Portobello High School (0.9 miles) and Liberton High School (1.7 miles).
Castlebrae Community High SchoolHoly Rood RC High SchoolPortobello High SchoolLiberton 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Niddrie Mill Primary School in May 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
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.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 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 Niddrie Mill Primary School
When was Niddrie Mill Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Niddrie Mill Primary School in May 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Niddrie Mill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Niddrie Mill 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 Niddrie Mill Primary School?
If you live in Niddrie Mill 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 Niddrie Mill 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. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 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 Niddrie Mill Primary School?
Niddrie Mill Primary School is at 20 Moffat Way, EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, EH16 4PY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)