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Leith Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
St Andrews Place, Edinburgh EH6 7EG · leithprimary.org.uk · 0131 554 4844
Overview
- Pupils
- 302
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 65 places
- Teachers
- 15.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Average class size
- 25.2
- Additional support needs
- 154 pupils (51%)
- English as an additional language
- 99 pupils (33%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (230 pupils)
- P6 and older38.9% (28 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 21%
- 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 (full inspection, report published 26 November 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 26 Nov 2024
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Apr 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Apr 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 7 Feb 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 65
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 |