Prospect Bank School, Edinburgh
Prospect Bank School is a special school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Prospect Bank School in detail
School in Scotland
Prospect Bank 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 49 pupils and 4.6 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.
39% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 24.5% 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 poor (C).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Prospect Bank School are Pilrig Park School (0.9 miles), Dunedin School (2.9 miles), Royal Blind School (3.1 miles) and Rowanfield Special School (3.5 miles).
Pilrig Park SchoolDunedin SchoolRoyal Blind SchoolRowanfield Special School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Foot of the Walk (Edinburgh Trams), about 940 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ryehill Terrace (opposite), 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 Prospect Bank School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Prospect Bank School
September 2026 Newsletter
24 Sep 2026
Newsletter August 2026
27 Aug 2026
June Newsletter
25 Jun 2026
Personal Travel Budget
17 Jun 2026
Family Holiday Activities
16 Jun 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Prospect Bank School
What is the catchment area for Prospect Bank School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Prospect Bank 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 Prospect Bank School?
If you live in Prospect Bank 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 Prospect Bank School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Prospect Bank School?
Prospect Bank School is at 81 Restalrig Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH6 8BQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)