St John's RC Primary School, Edinburgh
St John's RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St John's RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St John'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 John's RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 390 pupils, an average class size of 27.9 and 19.9 pupils per teacher.
17% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 67% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
23% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 22% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 17.1% 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 90% full.
St John's RC Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We have a number of opportunities for our learners to get involved and have their voices heard. One elected representative per class from Nursery-7 will meet regularly to discuss ways that we can improve St John’s and the learning that happens here. This is a team of P3-7s who have been chosen to represent their class."
The school day runs from 8:50am to 3:00pm.
Vision and values (school website)The school day (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St John's RC Primary School are Duddingston Primary School (0.3 miles), Towerbank Primary School (0.7 miles), Parsons Green Primary School (0.7 miles) and The Royal High Primary School (0.8 miles).
Duddingston Primary SchoolTowerbank Primary SchoolParsons Green Primary SchoolThe Royal High Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brunstane Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mountcastle Drive South (near), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St John's RC Primary School are Portobello High School (0.5 miles), Holy Rood RC High School (0.9 miles) and Castlebrae Community High School (1.2 miles).
Portobello High SchoolHoly Rood RC High SchoolCastlebrae Community 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 John's RC Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from St John's RC Primary School
This week’s learning
23 Oct 2026
Update from Service Director for Education and Skills
19 Oct 2026
This week’s learning
9 Oct 2026
Primary 4 Home Learning 5.10.26
5 Oct 2026
St John’s Weekly Newsletter 5th October 2026
5 Oct 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
6 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 John's RC Primary School
What is the catchment area for St John's RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St John'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 John's RC Primary School?
If you live in St John'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 John's RC Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 6 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 John's RC Primary School?
St John's RC Primary School is at 18 Duddingston Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH15 1NE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)