Stenhouse Primary School, Edinburgh
Stenhouse Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 91.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Stenhouse Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Stenhouse 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.
Stenhouse Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 259 pupils, an average class size of 18.5 and 12.8 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 28% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 28.9% 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 62% full.
Stenhouse Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Stenhouse Primary School is a non-denominational school built in 1930 which houses a nursery, twelve mainstream classes and two Enhanced Support Base classes. The school building at Stenhouse Primary School is arranged around a central courtyard, which contains a large garden and nature area."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Stenhouse Primary School was built in 1930 on a large plot of land on Saughton Mains Street in the west side of Edinburgh. The building was designed to provide bright, well-ventilated classrooms with extensive glazing, allowing natural light and a feeling of space. The school continues to benefit from extensive school grounds and green spaces alongside many original architectural features."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stenhouse Primary School are St Joseph's RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Broomhouse Primary School (0.4 miles), Carrick Knowe Primary School (0.7 miles) and Longstone Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Joseph's RC Primary SchoolBroomhouse Primary SchoolCarrick Knowe Primary SchoolLongstone Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Saughton (Edinburgh Trams), about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stenhouse Grove (at), 240 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Stenhouse Primary School are St Augustine's High School (1 mile), Forrester High School (1 mile), Tynecastle High School (1.4 miles) and Merchiston Castle School (1.4 miles).
St Augustine's High SchoolForrester High SchoolTynecastle 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Stenhouse Primary School in March 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 12 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 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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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Stenhouse Primary School
When was Stenhouse Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Stenhouse Primary School in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Stenhouse Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Stenhouse 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 Stenhouse Primary School?
If you live in Stenhouse 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 Stenhouse Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 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 Stenhouse Primary School?
Stenhouse Primary School is at 4 Saughton Mains Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH11 3HH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)