St David's RC Primary School, Edinburgh
St David's RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St David's RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St David'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.
St David's RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 339 pupils, an average class size of 26.1 and 16.1 pupils per teacher.
23% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 56% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 48% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.2% in 2024/25, and 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 103% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St David's RC Primary School are Pirniehall Primary School (0.2 miles), Craigroyston Primary School (0.3 miles), Forthview Primary School (0.4 miles) and Ferryhill Primary School (0.7 miles).
Pirniehall Primary SchoolCraigroyston Primary SchoolForthview Primary SchoolFerryhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh Trams), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Craigroyston Community High School (opposite), 240 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St David's RC Primary School are Craigroyston Community High School (0.2 miles), Broughton High School (1.4 miles) and The Royal High School (1.5 miles).
Craigroyston Community High SchoolBroughton High SchoolThe Royal 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 St David's RC Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 13 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 David's RC Primary School
What is the catchment area for St David's RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St David'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 David's RC Primary School?
If you live in St David'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 David's RC Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 13 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 David's RC Primary School?
St David's RC Primary School is at 4 West Pilton Crescent, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 4HP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)