Schools in the City of Edinburgh council area
City of Edinburgh has 124 schools listed on OfferDay across 5 towns.
91 primary schools · 23 secondary schools · 10 special and alternative provision schools
About schools in City of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh lists 124 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 23 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another ten schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.
Education Scotland inspects the schools listed here. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.
Recently inspected in City of Edinburgh
The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.
- Duddingston Primary School Education Scotland, 16 June 2026
- Holy Rood RC High School Education Scotland, 2 June 2026
- Forthview Primary School Education Scotland, 19 May 2026
- Craigroyston Primary School Education Scotland, 28 April 2026
- Broughton High School Education Scotland, 31 March 2026
- Stenhouse Primary School Education Scotland, 3 March 2026
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Education Scotland, 3 March 2026
- Carrick Knowe Primary School Education Scotland, 10 February 2026
- Craiglockhart Primary School Education Scotland, 10 February 2026
- Pirniehall Primary School Education Scotland, 27 January 2026
- James Gillespie's High School Education Scotland, 20 January 2026
- Ferryhill Primary School Education Scotland, 2 December 2025
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under City of Edinburgh.
Schools not listed under a town
These schools have no town recorded in the national register.
Primary schools15
Secondary schools3
Special schools and alternative provision1
Common questions about schools in City of Edinburgh
- How many schools does City of Edinburgh have?
- OfferDay lists 124 schools in City of Edinburgh, including 91 primary schools and 23 secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in City of Edinburgh?
- Schools in City of Edinburgh are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.
- How are schools in City of Edinburgh ranked?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in City of Edinburgh. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.
- How many towns are in the City of Edinburgh council area?
- OfferDay groups the City of Edinburgh schools across five towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the council area is reachable.
School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.