James Gillespie's Primary School
Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh
- Phase
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 475
- SEED code
- 5525829
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0131 447 1014
About this school
James Gillespie's Primary School is a primary school in City of Edinburgh. It has 475 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland has not yet inspected James Gillespie's Primary School under its current framework. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
Not yet inspected
This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.
Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
Pupils by home-area deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.
- Q1 (most deprived)
- 12 (3%)
- Q2
- 10 (2%)
- Q3
- 14 (3%)
- Q4
- 31 (7%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 408 (86%)
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.
Common questions
- What kind of school is James Gillespie's Primary School?
- James Gillespie's Primary School is a primary school in City of Edinburgh.
- Has James Gillespie's Primary School been inspected?
- Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected James Gillespie's Primary School, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at James Gillespie's Primary School?
- James Gillespie's Primary School has 475 pupils on roll.
- Does James Gillespie's Primary School publish exam results?
- Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.
School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.