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Sciennes Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
10 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh EH9 1LG · sciennesprimaryschool.com · 0131 667 1243
Overview
- Pupils
- 542
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Teachers
- 25.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
- Average class size
- 28.5
- Additional support needs
- 217 pupils (40%)
- English as an additional language
- 108 pupils (20%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (362 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 2%
- 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 (short inspection, report published 19 September 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 19 Sept 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |