Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School), Edinburgh
Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School) is a special school for pupils in Edinburgh.
- Attendance
- 72.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School) in detail
School in Scotland
Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 47 pupils and 2.1 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 72.6% in 2024/25, and 63.2% 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).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School) are Redhall School (1.3 miles), Braidburn Special School (1.5 miles), Royal Blind School (1.5 miles) and Rowanfield Special School (1.8 miles).
Redhall SchoolBraidburn Special SchoolRoyal Blind SchoolRowanfield Special School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Murrayfield Stadium (Edinburgh Trams), about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gorgie Park Road (after), 50 metres away.
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 Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)'s reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 17 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)
What is the catchment area for Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special 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 Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)?
If you live in Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special 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 Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 17 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)?
Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School) is at 97 Gorgie Park Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH11 2QL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)