St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh), Edinburgh
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 95.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) in detail
School in Scotland
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) 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 257 pupils, an average class size of 23.4 and 19.8 pupils per teacher.
16% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.
2% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 51% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.5% in 2024/25, and 11.7% 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 poor (C); the school was 59% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) are Leith Walk Primary School (0.4 miles), Broughton Primary School (0.4 miles), Royal Mile Primary School (0.7 miles) and Lorne Primary School (0.7 miles).
Leith Walk Primary SchoolBroughton Primary SchoolRoyal Mile Primary SchoolLorne Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Picardy Place (Edinburgh Trams), about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broughton Place (before), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) are Drummond Community High School (0.1 miles), Leith Academy (1 mile), Trinity Academy (1.2 miles) and Broughton High School (1.3 miles).
Drummond Community High SchoolLeith AcademyTrinity AcademyBroughton 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 Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)'s reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 42
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 13
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 13 serious and 28 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
What is the catchment area for St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) 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 Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)?
If you live in St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)'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 Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 42 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 13 serious and 28 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)?
St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh) is at 63 East London Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH7 4BW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)