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Lorne Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
7 Lorne Street, Edinburgh EH6 8QS · lorneprimary.co.uk · 0131 554 2308
Overview
- Pupils
- 133
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 20 places
- Teachers
- 9.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
- Average class size
- 19
- Additional support needs
- 53 pupils (40%)
- English as an additional language
- 29 pupils (22%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (86 pupils)
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 20 May 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 20 May 2025
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 20 Jun 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 20
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |