Oaklands School, Edinburgh
Oaklands School is a special school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 88.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Oaklands School in detail
School in Scotland
Oaklands 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.
Oaklands School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 61 pupils and 4.9 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
18% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 26% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.7% in 2024/25, and 28.1% 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).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Oaklands School are Rowanfield Special School (0.4 miles), Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School) (2.2 miles), Pilrig Park School (2.9 miles) and Redhall School (3.1 miles).
Rowanfield Special SchoolWestfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)Pilrig Park SchoolRedhall School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh Trams), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Muirhouse Green (after), 30 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 Oaklands School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Oaklands School
The Oaklands MacMillan Bake Sale
2 Oct 2026
Oaklands Kilt Walk
18 Sep 2026
Sensory Storytelling at its Finest!
18 Sep 2026
Baby massage coming soon!
23 Apr 2026
Youth Music Initiative Arts Award
25 Aug 2025
Outdoor Learning Week
26 May 2025
From Oaklands School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Oaklands School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 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.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Oaklands School
What is the catchment area for Oaklands School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Oaklands 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 Oaklands School?
If you live in Oaklands 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 Oaklands School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 11 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 Oaklands School?
Oaklands School is at 750 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 4PQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)