Primary Schools

The city has 94 primary schools, 78 of which have nursery classes. See the below table for contact details. There is currently a Primary School Estate Review underway.

For information about starting school, see the School Placements page. For general information about schools in Edinburgh, see the School Handbook.

Also see Is Your Child Ready For Primary School? (PDF)- advice for parents and carers who feel their child would benefit from an extra year at nursery.

Primary school contact details

* indicates nursery class
# indicates special class

Primary School	Head Teacher	Phone No	Fax No	Address	Neighbourhood
Abbeyhill *	Irene Brennan	661 3054	478 7067	Abbey Street, EH7 5SJ	North
Balgreen	Avril Wilson	337 6066	476 7220	Balgreen Road, EH11 3AT	West
Blackhall	Margaret Scott	336 1023	466 7063	83 Craigcrook Road, EH4 3PH	West
Bonaly	Gordon Robertson	441 7211	441 7245	57 Bonaly Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0FJ	South West
Bonnington *	Valerie Connoly (acting)	554 1370	554 6632	Bonnington Road, EH6 5NQ	North
Broomhouse * #	Yvonne Barrie	443 3783	444 0446	Saughton Road, EH11 3RQ	West
Broughton * #	Alan Devine	556 7028	556 7001	Broughton Road, EH7 4LD	North
Brunstane *	Elizabeth Wright	669 4498	669 7457	Magdalene Drive, EH15 3BE	East
Bruntsfield	Carol-Anne Kyle	229 1821	221 9969	Montpelier, EH10 4NA	South
Buckstone *	Wynne McDonald (acting)	445 4545	445 7709	Buckstone Loan, EH10 6UY	South
Burdiehouse *	Myra Appolinari	664 2351	672 3318	Burdiehouse Crescent, EH17 8EX	South
Canal View *	Anne Nicol	442 3894	458 5750	4 Hailesland Place, EH14 2SL	South West
Carrick Knowe *	Barbara Thomson	334 4505	467 7293	Lampacre Road, EH12 7HU	West
Castleview	Lindsey Robertson	661 6429	661 9493	2D Greendykes Road, EH16 4DP	East
Clermiston *	Pamela Wheeler	336 3361	538 7251	Parkgrove Place, EH4 7NP	West
Clovenstone *	Maria Plant	453 4242	453 2598	54 Clovenstone Park, EH14 3EY	South West
Colinton *	Christine Lumsden	441 1946	441 4861	Redford Place, EH13 0AL	South West
Corstorphine *	Jennifer Ross	334 3865	538 7274	Corstorphine High Street, EH12 7SY	West
Craigentinny * #	Maria Gowans	661 2749	467 7212	Loganlea Drive, EH7 6LR	North
Craiglockhart	Stewart Murdoch	337 1407	346 0735	Ashley Terrace, EH11 1RG	West
Craigour Park *	Carol Cameron	664 7594	672 1063	Moredun Park Road, EH17 7HL	South
Craigroyston * #	Lorna Stewart	343 6465	343 2766	Muirhouse Place West, EH4 4PX	North
Cramond *	Una Gillespie	312 6450	312 8710	Cramond Crescent, EH4 6PG	West
Currie *	Elizabeth Wood	449 3359	476 7019	59 Curriehill Road, Currie, EH14 5PU	South West
Dalmeny*	Roger Meachem	331 1447	331 1447	Carlowrie Crescent, Dalmeny, EH30 9TZ	West
Dalry *	David Fleming	337 6086	337 3798	Dalry Road, EH11 2JB	West
Davidson's Mains *	Dave Edwards	336 1184	467 7784	Corbiehill Road, EH4 5DZ	West
Dean Park *	Colin Russell	449 4529	449 5990	31 Marchbank Gardens, Balerno, EH14 7ET	South West
Drumbrae *	Lynn Paterson	339 5071	339 2512	Ardshiel Avenue, EH4 7HP	West
Duddingston *	Colin Wilson	669 5092	669 4224	Duddingston Road, EH15 1SW	East
East Craigs*	Janice MacInnes	339 7115	538 7276	79 Craigmount Brae, EH12 8XF	West
Echline *	Jim McColgan	331 3397	319 2385	Bo’ness Road, South Queensferry, EH30 9XJ	West
Ferryhill *	Susan Thomson	538 7382	538 7381	Groathill Road North, EH4 2SQ	North
Flora Stevenson *	Maureen Allen	332 1604	343 6310	Comely Bank, EH4 1BG	North
Fort *	Moira Heatly	467 7131	467 7319	North Fort Street, EH6 4HF	North
Forthview *	Sheila Laing	332 2468	332 2201	West Pilton Place, EH4 4DF	North
Fox Covert ND	Caroline Sanderson	339 3749	317 8612	Clerwood Terrace, EH12 8PG	West
Fox Covert RC	Anne Purcell	339 2383	317 8638	Clerwood Terrace, EH12 8PG	West
Gilmerton	Claire Mayberry (acting)	664 3614	672 3096	Moredun Dykes Road, EH17 8NQ	South
Gracemount *	Rose Islambolipoor	664 2331	621 7029	Lasswade Road, EH16 6UA	South
Granton *	Laurinda Ramage	552 3987	551 2856	Boswall Parkway, EH5 2DA	North
Gylemuir *	Elizabeth Gordon	334 7138	334 5148	Wester Broom Place, EH12 7RT	West
Hermitage Park *	Gaye Linklater	554 2952	538 7280	Hermitage Park, EH6 8HD	North
Hillwood *	Pat Duncan	333 1210	335 3682	Station Road, Ratho Station, EH28 8PT	West
Holy Cross RC *	Jackie McCarry	552 1972	478 7033	Craighall Road, EH6 4RE	South
James Gillespie’s *	Anthea Grierson	447 1014	447 1042	Whitehouse Loan, EH9 1BD	South
Juniper Green *	Karen Noble	442 2121	467 7980	84 Dumbryden Gardens, EH14 2NZ	South West
Kirkliston	Lynne Paterson	333 3260	335 3582	Carmel Road, Kirkliston, EH29 9DD	West
Leith *	Alasdair Friend	554 4844	467 7988	St Andrew’s Place, EH6 7EG	North
Leith Walk *	Stewart Crabb	556 3873	556 6524	Brunswick Road, EH7 5NG	North
Liberton *	Anne Clark	664 2337	666 0599	229 Gilmerton Road, EH16 5UD	South
Lismore *	Marlene Galashan	669 4588	657 2970	Bingham Avenue, EH15 3HZ	East
Longstone *	Irene Mirtle	443 4743	443 5297	Redhall Grove, EH14 2DU	South West
Lorne *	Margaret Barnett	554 2308	467 7228	Lorne Street, EH6 8QS	North
Murrayburn * #	Michael Urquhart	453 5339	442 1709	Sighthill Loan, EH11 4NP	West
Nether Currie	Sheila Nicol	449 3140	449 2477	23 Thomson Crescent, Currie, EH14 5JR	South West
Newcraighall *	Janet Paterson	669 3598	657 4134	Whitehill Street, Musselburgh, EH21 8QZ	East
Niddrie Mill *	Sadie Miller	468 7025	468 7027	20 Moffat Way, EH16 4PY	East
Oxgangs *	Keith Berkley	441 3649	441 9838	60 Oxgangs Road North, EH13 9DS	South West
Parson’s Green *	Willie French	661 4459	661 6405	Meadowfield Drive, EH8 7LU	East
Pentland *	Pam Mackay	445 1510	445 7710	Oxgangs Green, EH13 9JF	South West
Pentland Nursery Annexe	n/a	445 2880	n/a	1A Frogston Road, EH10 7AA	South West
Pirniehall *	Mary Ryan-Gillespie	332 5256	538 7093	West Pilton Crescent, EH4 4EP	North
Preston Street	Ann Moore	667 4208	667 9217	Dalkeith Road, EH16 5BR	South
Prestonfield *	Lorraine Richardson	667 1336	662 0813	Peffermill Road, EH16 5LJ	South
Queensferry *	Sheilah Jackson	331 1349	331 5771	Burgess Road, South Queensferry, EH30 9NX	West
Ratho *	Liz Walshe	333 1293	333 2847	1 School Wynd, Ratho, EH28 8TT	South West
Roseburn *	Sandra Macgregor	337 6096	476 7810	Roseburn Street, EH12 5PL	West
Royal Mile * #	Nicky Johnston	556 3347	557 9186	Canongate, EH8 8BZ	S
Royston *	Andrew Hunter	552 4534	538 7321	Boswall Parkway, EH5 2JH	North
Sciennes	Alison Noble	667 1243	667 9853	Sciennes Road, EH9 1LG	South
Sighthill *	Eileen Littlewood	453 2464	442 2842	1 Calder Park, EH11 4NF	South West
South Morningside *	Alasdair Eadie	447 5446	446 9839	116 Comiston Road, EH10 5QN	South
St Catherine's RC *	Paul Hunter	664 4257	672 2919	Gracemount Drive, EH16 6RN	East
St Cuthbert's RC #	Catriona Toshack	443 2621	443 9298	Hutchison Crossway, EH14 1RP	West
St David’s RC *	Rosemary McMillan	332 3500	332 6085	West Pilton Crescent, EH4 4EP	West
St Francis' RC *	Margaret Duff	621 6600	621 6603	20 Moffat Way, EH16 4PY	East
St John Vianney RC *	Helen Hill	664 1742	672 2854	Ivanhoe Crescent, EH16 6AU	East
St John's RC *	Barbara Service	669 1363	657 3122	Hamilton Terrace, EH15 1NB	East
St Joseph's RC *	Gina Urquhart	443 4591	444 2802	Saughton Road, EH11 3RQ	West
St Margaret's RC	Elizabeth Coutts	331 1895	331 5493	Station Road, South Queensferry, EH30 9JY	West
St Mark's RC *	Patricia Barclay	441 2948	441 7601	63 Firrhill Crescent, EH13 9EE	South
St Mary's RC (Edin)	Ellen Leggate	556 7128	557 2455	East London Street, EH7 4BW	South
St Mary's RC (Leith) *	Stephen Gilhooley	554 7291	554 8523	Links Gardens, EH6 7JG	East
St Ninian's RC *	Helen Massaro	661 3431	652 1458	Restalrig Road South, EH7 6JA	East
St Peter's RC *	Eileen Scott	447 5742	446 3674	10 Falcon Road, EH10 4AH	South
Stenhouse * #	Gordon McIntyre (acting)	443 1255	467 7792	4 Saughton Mains Street, EH11 3HH	West
Stockbridge *	Elizabeth Grierson	332 6109	332 6109	Hamilton Place, EH3 5BA	North
The Royal High *	Joan Brear	669 3200	669 1552	Northfield Broadway, EH8 7RX	East
Tollcross *	Kenneth Neal	229 7828	229 5838	117 Fountainbridge, EH3 9QG	South
Towerbank *	Joyce Gilmour	669 1551	657 3907	Figgate Bank, EH15 1HX	East
Trinity	Jacqueline Scott	554 2062	553 4607	Newhaven Road, EH6 4QA	North
Victoria	Laura Thomson	476 7306	466 7278	Newhaven Main Street, EH6 4HY	North
Wardie	Lorraine Cooper	552 3896	551 6596	Granton Road, EH5 3NJ	North
Westburn *	Vivien Donaldson	442 2997	453 6859	55 Sighthill Road, EH11 4PB	South West

Contacts

Name: Children and Families

Address: Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG

Tel: 0131 200 2000