Schools in Edinburgh
· Edinburgh City · 141 schools
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Schools in Edinburgh (141)
- Abbeyhill Primary School
Primary · EH7 5SJ
- Balerno Community High School
Secondary · EH14 7AQ
- Balgreen Primary School
Primary · EH11 3AT
- Basil Paterson School & Tutorial College
Secondary · Ages 14-18 · Independent · EH2 4NA
- Blackhall Primary School
Primary · EH4 3PH
- Bonaly Primary School
Primary · EH13 0FJ
- Boroughmuir High School
Secondary · EH11 1FL
- Braidburn Special School
Special · EH14 1ED
- Broomhouse Primary School
Primary · EH11 3RQ
- Broughton High School
Secondary · EH4 1EG
- Broughton Primary School
Primary · EH7 4LD
- Brunstane Primary School
Primary · EH15 3BE
- Bruntsfield Primary School
Primary · EH10 4NA
- Buckstone Primary School
Primary · EH10 6UY
- Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce (Parkside Primary)
Primary · EH6 5NQ
- Canaan Lane Primary School
Primary · EH10 4SG
- Canal View Primary School
Primary · EH14 2SL
- Cargilfield School
Ages 3-13 · EH4 6HU
- Cargilfield School
Primary · Independent · EH4 6HU
- Carrick Knowe Primary School
Primary · EH12 7HU
- Castlebrae Community High School
Secondary · EH16 4DT
- Castleview Primary School
Primary · EH16 4DP
- Clermiston Primary School
Primary · EH4 7NP
- Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh
All-through · Independent · EH28 8LQ
- Clovenstone Primary School
Primary · EH14 3EY
- Colinton Primary School
Primary · EH13 0AL
- Corstorphine Primary School
Primary · EH12 7SY
- Craigentinny Primary School
Primary · EH7 6LR
- Craiglockhart Primary School
Primary · EH11 1RG
- Craigmount High School
Secondary · EH12 8NH
- Craigour Park Primary
Primary · EH17 7HL
- Craigroyston Community High School
Secondary · EH4 4NL
- Craigroyston Primary School
Primary · EH4 4PX
- Cramond Primary School
Primary · EH4 6PG
- Currie Community High School
Secondary · EH14 5RD
- Currie Primary School
Primary · EH14 5PU
- Dalry Primary School
Primary · EH11 2JB
- Davidson's Mains Primary School
Primary · EH4 5DZ
- Drummond Community High School
Secondary · EH7 4BS
- Duddingston Primary School
Primary · EH15 1SW
- Dunedin School
Secondary · Independent · EH16 5TY
- East Craigs Primary School
Primary · EH12 8XF
- Echline Primary School
Primary · EH30 9XJ
- Edinburgh Montessori Arts School
All-through · Independent · EH16 6AE
- Edinburgh Steiner School
All-through · Independent · EH10 5BR
- Erskine Stewart Melville
All-through · Independent · EH4 3NT
- Ferryhill Primary School
Primary · EH4 2SQ
- Fettes College
All-through · Independent · EH4 1QX
- Firrhill High School
Secondary · EH14 1DP
- Flora Stevenson Primary
Primary · EH4 1BG
- Forrester High School
Secondary · EH12 9AE
- Forthview Primary School
Primary · EH4 4DF
- Fox Covert Primary School
Primary · EH12 8PG
- Frogston Primary School
Primary · EH17 8AB
- George Heriot's School
All-through · Independent · EH3 9EQ
- George Watson's College
All-through · Independent · EH10 5EG
- Gilmerton Primary School
Primary · EH17 8NQ
- Gracemount High School
Secondary · EH16 6TZ
- Gracemount Primary School
Primary · EH16 6FD
- Granton Primary School
Primary · EH5 2DA
- Gylemuir Primary School
Primary · EH12 7RT
- Hermitage Park Primary School
Primary · EH6 8HD
- Hillwood Primary School
Primary · EH28 8PT
- Holy Cross RC Primary School
Primary · EH6 4RE
- Holy Rood RC High School
Secondary · EH15 3ST
- James Gillespie's High School
Secondary · EH9 1DD
- James Gillespie's Primary School
Primary · EH9 1BD
- Juniper Green Primary School
Primary · EH14 3EE
- Kaimes School
Special · EH16 6RT
- Kirkliston Primary School
Primary · EH29 9DD
- Leith Academy
Secondary · EH6 8JQ
- Leith Primary School
Primary · EH6 7EG
- Leith Walk Primary School
Primary · EH7 5NG
- Liberton High School
Secondary · EH17 7PT
- Liberton Primary School
Primary · EH16 5UD
- Longstone Primary School
Primary · EH14 2DU
- Lorne Primary School
Primary · EH6 8QS
- Maybury Primary School
Primary · EH12 0AX
- Merchiston Castle School
All-through · Independent · EH13 0PU
- Merchiston Castle School
All-through · Ages 10-18 · EH13 0PU
- Murrayburn Primary School
Primary · EH11 4NP
- Nether Currie Primary School
Primary · EH14 5JR
- Newcraighall Primary School
Primary · EH21 8QZ
- Niddrie Mill Primary School
Primary · EH16 4PY
- Oaklands School
Special · EH4 4PQ
- Oxgangs Primary School
Primary · EH13 9DS
- Parsons Green Primary School
Primary · EH8 7LU
- Pentland Primary School
Primary · EH13 9JF
- Pilrig Park School
Special · EH6 5DW
- Pirniehall Primary School
Primary · EH4 4EP
- Portobello High School
Secondary · EH15 3BY
- Preston Street Primary School
Primary · EH16 5BR
- Prestonfield Primary School
Primary · EH16 5LJ
- Prospect Bank School
Special · EH6 8BQ
- Queensferry Community High School
Secondary · EH30 9JX
- Queensferry Primary School
Primary · EH30 9NX
- Ratho Primary School
Primary · EH28 8TT
- Redhall School
Special · EH14 2DU
- Regius School
Primary · Independent · EH21 8QZ
- Roseburn Primary School
Primary · EH12 5PL
- Rowanfield Special School
Special · EH4 2SA
- Royal Blind School
Special · EH11 1PZ
- Royal Mile Primary School
Primary · EH8 8BZ
- Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church School
Primary · Independent · EH16 5LZ
- Sciennes Primary School
Primary · EH9 1LG
- Sighthill Primary School
Primary · EH11 4NF
- South Morningside Primary School
Primary · EH10 5QN
- St Andrew's Fox Covert RC Primary School
Primary · EH12 8PG
- St Augustine's High School
Secondary · EH12 9AD
- St Catherine's RC Primary School
Primary · EH16 6RN
- St Crispin's School
Special · EH17 8EX
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School
Primary · EH14 1RP
- St David's RC Primary School
Primary · EH4 4HP
- St Francis' RC Primary School
Primary · EH16 4PY
- St George's School, Edinburgh
All-through · Independent · EH12 6BG
- St John Vianney RC Primary School
Primary · EH16 6AU
- St John's RC Primary School
Primary · EH15 1NE
- St Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary · EH11 3RQ
- St Mark's RC Primary School
Primary · EH13 9EE
- St Mary's Music School
All-through · Independent · EH12 5EL
- St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
Primary · EH7 4BW
- St Ninian's RC Primary School
Primary · EH7 6JA
- St Peter's RC Primary School
Primary · EH10 4AH
- St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
Secondary · EH3 9NH
- Stenhouse Primary School
Primary · EH11 3HH
- Stockbridge Primary School
Primary · EH3 5BA
- The Edinburgh Academy
All-through · Independent · EH3 5BL
- The Montesorri School Edinburgh
Primary · Independent · EH12 6EQ
- The Royal High Primary School
Primary · EH8 7RX
- The Royal High School
Secondary · EH4 6JP
- Tollcross Primary School
Primary · EH3 9QG
- Towerbank Primary School
Primary · EH15 1HX
- Trinity Academy
Secondary · EH6 4RT
- Trinity Primary School
Primary · EH6 4QA
- Tynecastle High School
Secondary · EH11 2NJ
- Victoria Primary School
Primary · EH7 4TN
- Wardie Primary School
Primary · EH5 3NJ
- Wester Hailes High School
Secondary · EH14 2SU
- Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)
Special · EH11 2QL
- Woodlands School
Special · EH14 5RD
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By type:Primary schools in Edinburgh (92)Secondary schools in Edinburgh (25)All-through schools in Edinburgh (12)Special schools in Edinburgh (11)
141
92 primary · 25 secondary
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0% capacity used
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0 outstanding · 0 good
9,204
9,204 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
School Capacity & Demand
Primary Schools
0% occupied · 450 spare places
Secondary Schools
0% occupied · 68 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Edinburgh
How many schools are there in Edinburgh?
Edinburgh has 141 open schools: 88 state primary, 24 state secondary or all-through, 16 independent, 12 special and 1 other.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Edinburgh have catchment areas?
Scottish schools have catchment zones, set by your council - Edinburgh City, Scotland Offshore Establishments or Grant aided, depending on your address - and published on its website. A child living in a school's zone is normally given a place there; to apply for a school outside your zone you make a placing request.
How do I apply for a school place in Edinburgh?
Children are normally given a place at their catchment school, and your council - Edinburgh City, Scotland Offshore Establishments or Grant aided, depending on your address - writes to families to confirm it. To ask for a different school, make a placing request to your council - these usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.