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Preston Street Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
169 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 5BR · prestonstreetprimary.co.uk · 0131 667 4208
On the mapSearch near EH16 5BR
Overview
- Pupils
- 255
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Teachers
- 13.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Average class size
- 23.2
- Additional support needs
- 123 pupils (48%)
- English as an additional language
- 80 pupils (31%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (178 pupils)
- P6 and older13% (10 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 4%
- 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 31 March 2020) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 31 Mar 2020
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Jan 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jan 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 3 · Satisfactory Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak