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St Joseph's RC Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
39 Saughton Road, Edinburgh EH11 3RQ · stjosephsrcprimaryedinburgh.wordpress.com · 0131 443 4591
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Overview
- Pupils
- 249
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery class
- Yes · 39 places
- Teachers
- 13.9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Average class size
- 24.9
- Additional support needs
- 130 pupils (52%)
- English as an additional language
- 93 pupils (37%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (161 pupils)
- P6 and older23.9% (21 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 48%
- 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 (inspection, report published 3 May 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 3 May 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 7 Apr 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 39
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 2 · Weak |