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Oaklands School
All-through · Council special school
750 Ferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 4PQ · oaklandsedinburgh.com · 0131 315 8100
Overview
- Pupils
- 61
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Special
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 9 places
- Teachers
- 12.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.9
- Additional support needs
- 61 pupils (100%)
- English as an additional language
- 5 pupils (8%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (61 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 18%
- 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 26 August 2014) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: 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 4 (good).
- Report published
- 26 Aug 2014
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| 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 | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 2 Jul 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 9
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 6 · Excellent |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 6 · Excellent |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |