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Ferryhill Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Groathill Road North, Edinburgh EH4 2SQ · ferryhillprimary.com · 0131 538 7382
Overview
- Pupils
- 296
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 80 places
- Teachers
- 18.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Average class size
- 22.8
- Additional support needs
- 142 pupils (48%)
- English as an additional language
- 59 pupils (20%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (194 pupils)
- P6 and older36.3% (37 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 34%
- 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 18 January 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 18 Jan 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 20 Dec 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 80
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 |