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Parsons Green Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
60 Meadowfield Drive, Edinburgh EH8 7LU · parsonsgreenprimaryschool.co.uk · 0131 661 4459
Overview
- Pupils
- 270
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 30 places
- Teachers
- 15.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Average class size
- 24.5
- Additional support needs
- 79 pupils (29%)
- English as an additional language
- 29 pupils (11%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (201 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 (full inspection, report published 19 March 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good). Nursery class: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 19 Mar 2024
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 9 Jun 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |