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Buckstone Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
79 Buckstone Loan East, Edinburgh EH10 6UY · buckstoneprimary.com · 0131 445 4545
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Overview
- Pupils
- 386
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 16.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
- Average class size
- 29.7
- Additional support needs
- 72 pupils (19%)
- English as an additional language
- 35 pupils (9%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (258 pupils)
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 28 November 2023) 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 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good). Nursery class: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 28 Nov 2023
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Feb 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Feb 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 5 Mar 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |