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Braidburn Special School
All-through · Council special school
107 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh EH14 1ED · braidburnedinburgh.com · 0131 312 2320
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Overview
- Pupils
- 122
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Special
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 10 places
- Teachers
- 23.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.1
- Additional support needs
- 122 pupils (100%)
- English as an additional language
- 8 pupils (7%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (122 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 30%
- 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 27 November 2012) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 2 (weak); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 27 Nov 2012
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 2 · Weak |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 11 Jan 2018
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 10
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |