The Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school for pupils in Edinburgh.
Data last updated 24 Oct 2026
The Edinburgh Academy in detail
Independent school in Scotland
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school in Scotland, on the Scottish Government's register of independent schools (updated August 2026). Independent schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted.
It is run by The Edinburgh Academy. The register gives it a maximum roll of 1,140 pupils.
As an independent school it sets its own admissions and fees, so contact the school directly about places, entry assessments and any bursaries.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to The Edinburgh Academy are Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College (0.5 miles), Fettes College (0.9 miles), George Heriot's School (1.1 miles) and St Mary's Music School (1.1 miles).
Basil Paterson School & Tutorial CollegeFettes CollegeGeorge Heriot's SchoolSt Mary's Music School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is St Andrew Square (Edinburgh Trams), about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Perth Street (opposite), 40 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government register of independent schools (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of The Edinburgh Academy in March 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementexcellent
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
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Boarding
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 19 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
11 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 The Edinburgh Academy
When was The Edinburgh Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of The Edinburgh Academy in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as excellent, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
How do I apply to The Edinburgh Academy?
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near The Edinburgh Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 19 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 11 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 The Edinburgh Academy?
The Edinburgh Academy is at 42 Henderson Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)