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Balgreen Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
171 Balgreen Road, Edinburgh EH11 3AT · balgreen.edin.sch.uk · 0131 337 6066
On the mapSearch near EH11 3AT
Overview
- Pupils
- 330
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 64 places
- Teachers
- 18.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Average class size
- 23.6
- Additional support needs
- 215 pupils (65%)
- English as an additional language
- 148 pupils (45%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (229 pupils)
- P6 and older28.7% (29 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 3%
- 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 (short inspection, report published 17 September 2019) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 17 Sept 2019
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jun 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 3 · Satisfactory Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 21 Feb 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 64
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |