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Carrick Knowe Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Lampacre Road, Edinburgh EH12 7HU · carrickknoweprimary.com · 0131 334 4505
On the mapSearch near EH12 7HU
Overview
- Pupils
- 288
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 16.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Average class size
- 22.2
- Additional support needs
- 158 pupils (55%)
- English as an additional language
- 62 pupils (22%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (215 pupils)
- P6 and older19.2% (14 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 6%
- 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 28 June 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 28 Jun 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 10 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 3 · Adequate |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 3 · Adequate |