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Gilmerton Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
2 Moredun Dykes Road, Edinburgh EH17 8NQ · gilmertonprimaryblog.wordpress.com · 0131 664 3614
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Overview
- Pupils
- 503
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Teachers
- 25.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Average class size
- 27.9
- Additional support needs
- 292 pupils (58%)
- English as an additional language
- 90 pupils (18%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (378 pupils)
- P6 and older38.4% (48 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 20%
- 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 14 May 2013) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 14 May 2013
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |