St Cuthbert's RC Primary School, Edinburgh
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Cuthbert's RC 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 174 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 18.5 pupils per teacher.
53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 43% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 14.7% 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 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Cuthbert's RC Primary School are Craiglockhart Primary School (0.5 miles), Balgreen Primary School (0.6 miles), Roseburn Primary School (0.9 miles) and Stenhouse Primary School (0.9 miles).
Craiglockhart Primary SchoolBalgreen Primary SchoolRoseburn Primary SchoolStenhouse Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Slateford Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hutchison Crossway (before), 50 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Cuthbert's RC Primary School are Tynecastle High School (0.7 miles), Firrhill High School (1.1 miles), Boroughmuir High School (1.2 miles) and Merchiston Castle School (1.4 miles).
Tynecastle High SchoolFirrhill High SchoolBoroughmuir High SchoolMerchiston Castle 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 St Cuthbert's RC Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
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Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 St Cuthbert's RC Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Cuthbert's RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Cuthbert's RC 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 St Cuthbert's RC Primary School?
If you live in St Cuthbert's RC 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 St Cuthbert's RC Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 St Cuthbert's RC Primary School?
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School is at 9 Hutchison Crossway, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH14 1RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)