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Wardie Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 3NJ · wardieprimary.co.uk · 0131 552 3896
Overview
- Pupils
- 410
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 23.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Average class size
- 25.6
- Additional support needs
- 119 pupils (29%)
- English as an additional language
- 39 pupils (10%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (285 pupils)
- P6 and older12.8% (16 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 7%
- 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 5 November 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 5 Nov 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Dec 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Dec 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very 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
- 9 Apr 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |