Wardie Primary School, Edinburgh
Wardie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Wardie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Wardie 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.
Wardie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 410 pupils, an average class size of 25.6 and 17.4 pupils per teacher.
13% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 10% speak English as an additional language.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 60% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 10% 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 73% full.
Wardie Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "R - Rights Respecting; The UNCRC is at the heart of our ethos D - Diverse and equitable; We celebrate individuality and actively support opportunities for all E - Environmental. Our curriculum is relevant and sustainable; it promotes learning in and beyond the classroom."
Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 5pm, an open day on Wednesday 28 October 2026, an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open evening on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 7pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Edinburgh City
Vision and values (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wardie Primary School are Granton Primary School (0.4 miles), Holy Cross RC Primary School (0.8 miles), Trinity Primary School (0.9 miles) and Forthview Primary School (1 mile).
Granton Primary SchoolHoly Cross RC Primary SchoolTrinity Primary SchoolForthview Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Newhaven (Edinburgh Trams), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Boswall Green (after), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wardie Primary School are Trinity Academy (0.8 miles), Broughton High School (1.1 miles), Drummond Community High School (1.4 miles) and Craigroyston Community High School (1.5 miles).
Trinity AcademyBroughton High SchoolDrummond Community High SchoolCraigroyston 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Wardie Primary School in November 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
Latest from Wardie Primary School
P1 Open Event - November 26
1 Oct 2026
P3 Newsletter - Term 1
28 Aug 2026
P4 Newsletter - Term 1
28 Aug 2026
P1 Newsletter - Term 1
27 Aug 2026
P2 Newsletter - Term 1
27 Aug 2026
P7 Newsletter - Term 1
24 Aug 2026
From Wardie Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
0 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 Wardie Primary School
When was Wardie Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Wardie Primary School in November 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Wardie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Wardie 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 Wardie Primary School?
If you live in Wardie 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 Wardie Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 0 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 Wardie Primary School?
Wardie Primary School is at Granton Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH5 3NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)