St Francis' RC Primary School, EDINBURGH
St Francis' RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 90.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Francis' RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Francis' 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 Francis' RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 311 pupils, an average class size of 25.9 and 17 pupils per teacher.
22% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 64% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 48% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.6% in 2024/25, and 31.8% 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 106% full.
St Francis' RC Primary School in its own words
The school day runs from 8:50am to 2:45pm.
The school day (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Francis' RC Primary School are Niddrie Mill Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Castleview Primary School (0.4 miles), Duddingston Primary School (0.9 miles) and St John's RC Primary School (1 mile).
Niddrie Mill Primary SchoolCastleview Primary SchoolDuddingston Primary SchoolSt John's RC Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brunstane Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wauchope Road (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Francis' RC Primary School are Castlebrae Community High School (0.4 miles), Holy Rood RC High School (0.8 miles), Portobello High School (0.9 miles) and Liberton High School (1.7 miles).
Castlebrae Community High SchoolHoly Rood RC High SchoolPortobello High SchoolLiberton 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 Francis' 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 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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St Francis' RC Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Francis' RC Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Francis' RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Francis' 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 Francis' RC Primary School?
If you live in St Francis' 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 Francis' RC Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 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 Francis' RC Primary School?
St Francis' RC Primary School is at 20 Moffat Way, EDINBURGH, EDINBURGH, EH16 4PY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)