Schools in Edinburgh

About schools in Edinburgh

Most of the 83 schools listed in Edinburgh are primary schools. Its 16 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another eight schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Schools in Edinburgh are inspected by Education Scotland. 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.

Primary schools59

• Abbeyhill Primary School
• Balgreen Primary School
• Blackhall Primary School
• Broomhouse Primary School
• Broughton Primary School
• Bruntsfield Primary School
• Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce (Parkside Primary)
• Canaan Lane Primary School
• Canal View Primary School
• Carrick Knowe Primary School
• Castleview Primary School
• Clermiston Primary School
• Clovenstone Primary School
• Colinton Primary School
• Corstorphine Primary School
• Craigentinny Primary School
• Craiglockhart Primary School
• Craigroyston Primary School
• Dalry Primary School
• Davidson's Mains Primary School
• Duddingston Primary School
• East Craigs Primary School
• Ferryhill Primary School
• Flora Stevenson Primary
• Forthview Primary School
• Fox Covert Primary School
• Leith Primary School
• Liberton Primary School
• Longstone Primary School
• Lorne Primary School
• Murrayburn Primary School
• Niddrie Mill Primary School
• Oxgangs Primary School
• Parsons Green Primary School
• Pentland Primary School
• Pirniehall Primary School
• Preston Street Primary School
• Prestonfield Primary School
• Roseburn Primary School
• Royal Mile Primary School
• Sciennes Primary School
• South Morningside Primary School
• St Cuthbert's RC Primary School
• St David's RC Primary School
• St Francis' RC Primary School
• St John Vianney RC Primary School
• St John's RC Primary School
• St Joseph's RC Primary School
• St Mark's RC Primary School
• St Mary's RC Primary School (Edinburgh)
• St Mary's RC Primary School (Leith)
• St Ninian's RC Primary School
• St Peter's RC Primary School
• Stenhouse Primary School
• Stockbridge Primary School
• The Royal High Primary School
• Tollcross Primary School
• Trinity Primary School
• Wardie Primary School

Secondary schools16

• Boroughmuir High School
• Broughton High School
• Castlebrae Community High School
• Craigmount High School
• Craigroyston Community High School
• Drummond Community High School
• Firrhill High School
• Forrester High School
• Holy Rood RC High School
• James Gillespie's High School
• Leith Academy
• St Augustine's High School
• St Thomas Of Aquin's High School
• The Royal High School
• Trinity Academy
• Tynecastle High School

Special schools and alternative provision8

• Braidburn Special School
• Oaklands School
• Pilrig Park School
• Prospect Bank School
• Redhall School
• Rowanfield Special School
• Royal Blind School
• Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)

Common questions about schools in Edinburgh

How many schools are in Edinburgh?

OfferDay lists 83 schools in Edinburgh, including 59 primary schools and 16 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Edinburgh?

Schools in 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.

Which are the best schools in Edinburgh?

OfferDay does not rank schools in 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.

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.