Schools by area › City of Edinburgh › Murrayburn Primary School
Murrayburn Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
1 Sighthill Loan, Edinburgh EH11 4NP · murrayburnprimaryschool.com · 0131 453 5339
On the mapSearch near EH11 4NP
Overview
- Pupils
- 305
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 30 places
- Teachers
- 18.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Average class size
- 20.3
- Additional support needs
- 186 pupils (61%)
- English as an additional language
- 62 pupils (20%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (194 pupils)
- P6 and older25.2% (28 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 22%
- 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 (full inspection, report published 4 February 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good). Nursery class: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 4 Feb 2025
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, May 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
May 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 4 Feb 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |