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Forthview Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
West Pilton Place, Edinburgh EH4 4DF · forthviewprimaryschool.wordpress.com · 0131 332 2468
Overview
- Pupils
- 385
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 50 places
- Teachers
- 24.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Average class size
- 27.5
- Additional support needs
- 245 pupils (64%)
- English as an additional language
- 111 pupils (29%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (269 pupils)
- P6 and older54.3% (63 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 44%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 23 August 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 23 Aug 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 5 Mar 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 50
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |