Schools with available places in P1 or S1
If your request has been turned down, you may wish to request a place in an alternative school.
Places are available in the schools listed below, and you may ask us for a place in for one of these schools.
This list is correct as of 1 August 2025. Please note that since admissions have been handed over to schools, this may change at any time.
To request an alternative school, you must contact the school directly to apply.
Primary schools
- Abbeyhill Primary
- Broomhouse Primary
- Brunstane Primary
- Bruntsfield Primary
- Canal View Primary
- Carrick Knowe Primary
- Clermiston Primary
- Craiglockhart Primary
- Craigour Park Primary
- Craigroyston Primary
- Currie Primary
- Echline Primary
- Ferryhill Primary
- Gracemount Primary
- Granton Primary
- Gylemuir Primary
- Hillwood Primary
- Leith Walk Primary
- Newcraighall Primary
- Niddrie Mill Primary
- Pentland Primary
- Ratho Primary
- Royal Mile Primary
- Sighthill Primary
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary
- St David's RC Primary
- St Margaret's RC Primary
- St Ninian's RC Primary
- Stenhouse Primary
Secondary schools
- Castlebrae Community Campus
- Drummond Community High
- Forrester High
- Gracemount High
- Leith Academy
- Liberton High
- Queensferry Community High
- Wester Hailes High