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Towerbank Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Figgate Bank, Edinburgh EH15 1HX · towerbankprimary.wordpress.com · 0131 669 1551
On the mapSearch near EH15 1HX
Overview
- Pupils
- 462
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 22
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
- Average class size
- 28.9
- Additional support needs
- 143 pupils (31%)
- English as an additional language
- 41 pupils (9%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (314 pupils)
- P6 and older9.5% (14 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 1%
- 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 7 February 2012) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 7 Feb 2012
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 26 Jun 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |