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Newcraighall Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Whitehill Street, Newcraighall, EDINBURGH EH21 8QZ · newcraighall.wordpress.com · 0131 669 3598
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Overview
- Pupils
- 176
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 20 places
- Teachers
- 10.9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Average class size
- 22
- Additional support needs
- 61 pupils (35%)
- English as an additional language
- 10 pupils (6%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (138 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 (inspection, report published 17 May 2016) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 17 May 2016
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 7 May 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 20
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |