Preston Street Primary School, Edinburgh
Preston Street Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 94.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Preston Street Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Preston Street 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 255 pupils, an average class size of 23.2 and 19.2 pupils per teacher.
13% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 48% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 31% speak English as an additional language.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 64% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.2% in 2024/25, and 18.2% 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 81% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Preston Street Primary School are Sciennes Primary School (0.5 miles), Royal Mile Primary School (0.8 miles), Prestonfield Primary School (0.9 miles) and James Gillespie's Primary School (1 mile).
Sciennes Primary SchoolRoyal Mile Primary SchoolPrestonfield Primary SchoolJames Gillespie's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkside Terrace (opposite), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Preston Street Primary School are James Gillespie's High School (0.9 miles), St Thomas Of Aquin's High School (1.2 miles), Holy Rood RC High School (1.2 miles) and Castlebrae Community High School (1.6 miles).
James Gillespie's High SchoolSt Thomas Of Aquin's High SchoolHoly Rood RC High SchoolCastlebrae Community 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Preston Street Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 50
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 16
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 34 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
12 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 Preston Street Primary School
What is the catchment area for Preston Street Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Preston Street 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 Preston Street Primary School?
If you live in Preston Street 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 Preston Street Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 50 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 34 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 12 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 Preston Street Primary School?
Preston Street Primary School is at 169 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 5BR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)