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Star of the Sea RC Primary School (Previously St Mary's RC Primary School (Leith))
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
30 Links Gardens, Edinburgh EH6 7JG · stmarysprimaryleith.wordpress.com · 0131 554 7291
Overview
- Pupils
- 321
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery class
- Yes · 28 places
- Teachers
- 13.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Average class size
- 26.8
- Additional support needs
- 170 pupils (53%)
- English as an additional language
- 107 pupils (33%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (233 pupils)
- P6 and older20.5% (18 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 12%
- 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 29 June 2010) 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 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 29 Jun 2010
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 19 Aug 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 28
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 |