About Us

Life @ Tollcross

At Tollcross, we aim to create a happy, caring environment where all children feel secure, confident and valued as individuals. We aim to provide a balanced and stimulating programme of learning, which promotes the acquisition of knowledge, understanding and skills development at all stages. We hope to communicate to our pupils a sense of belonging and encourage them to treat each other with kindness, respect, fairness and tolerance.
Our aim is to educate each child to reach his or her full academic potential and to become positive citizens in our school and wider community.

Learning @ Tollcross

Tollcross Primary School is committed to providing a high quality learning environment which develops the potential of each child. We aim to encourage communication, personal development and positive self esteem to promote successful learning.

History @ Tollcross

The present Tollcross Primary School was built in 1912. The school was originally known as the Lothian Road Public School and was situated where the Usher Hall is today.
The reason for the move was a bequest of £100,000 by William Usher of the brewing family. A concert hall was to be built for the city. It was decided to demolish the school and a new one re-named Tollcross Public School was built on the present site opening in 1912. The Usher Hall as it stands today was opened two years later.

The new school was built on the site of the Public Slaughterhouse. At the time there was a lot of discussion regarding the beautiful Egyptian style gates at the front of the Slaughterhouse. Many people felt the gates should be kept as the entrance to the school. However at the time Fountainbridge was being widened and the school set back from the road, as can be seen today. It was decided to remove the gates and to this day their whereabouts remain a mystery.