Royal Mile Primary School, Edinburgh
Royal Mile Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 88.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Royal Mile Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Royal Mile 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.
Royal Mile Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 105 pupils, an average class size of 17.5 and 11.8 pupils per teacher.
57% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 91% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 60% speak English as an additional language.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.8% in 2024/25, and 37.4% 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 50% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Royal Mile Primary School are Abbeyhill Primary School (0.4 miles), Leith Walk Primary School (0.6 miles), St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) (0.7 miles) and Preston Street Primary School (0.8 miles).
Abbeyhill Primary SchoolLeith Walk Primary SchoolSt Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)Preston Street Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Rail Station, about 670 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scottish Parliament (outside), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Royal Mile Primary School are Drummond Community High School (0.8 miles), Leith Academy (1.1 miles), James Gillespie's High School (1.4 miles) and St Thomas Of Aquin's High School (1.4 miles).
Drummond Community High SchoolLeith AcademyJames Gillespie's High SchoolSt Thomas Of Aquin's 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 Royal Mile Primary School in August 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Royal Mile Primary School
Home learning in Primary 6
20 Oct 2026
Term 2 Overview
16 Oct 2026
September in Primary 3.
8 Oct 2026
Homework Grids
8 Oct 2026
Hello Primary 4/5!
8 Oct 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 25
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 10 serious and 14 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 Royal Mile Primary School
When was Royal Mile Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Royal Mile Primary School in August 2026.
What is the catchment area for Royal Mile Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Royal Mile 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 Royal Mile Primary School?
If you live in Royal Mile 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 Royal Mile Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 10 serious and 14 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Royal Mile Primary School?
Royal Mile Primary School is at 86 Canongate, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 8BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)