Redhall School, Edinburgh
Redhall School is a special school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 91.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Redhall School in detail
School in Scotland
Redhall 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 72 pupils and 5.6 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
29% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 19% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.1% in 2024/25, and 20.6% 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).
Redhall School in its own words
In its own words: "Redhall School aims to provide an environment and curriculum which meets the individual needs of all its pupils and allows them to develop as confident individuals, responsible citizens, successful learners and effective contributors. Our vision is for all the children at Redhall School to be well prepared for life after school and to be the best that they can be."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Redhall School are Braidburn Special School (1.1 miles), Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School) (1.3 miles), Royal Blind School (2.3 miles) and Woodlands School (2.8 miles).
Braidburn Special SchoolWestfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)Royal Blind SchoolWoodlands School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kingsknowe Rail Station, about 370 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longstone Place (opposite), 140 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 Redhall School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 2 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Redhall School
What is the catchment area for Redhall School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Redhall 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 Redhall School?
If you live in Redhall 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 Redhall 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, 2 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Redhall School?
Redhall School is at 3c Redhall Grove, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH14 2DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)