Castlebrae Community High School
Education Scotland
Score
C56
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Edinburgh, EH16 4DT
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Holy Rood RC High School
55 Duddingston Road West, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH15 3ST
Inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
—
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Senior Phase Results
2024-25- Average tariff score
- 1008.0 (similar schools 1004.0)
- Literacy & numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 71.0% (similar schools 75.0%)
- Literacy (SCQF 5+)
- 85.0%
- Numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 76.0%
- Leavers
- 196
Scottish leaver measures (S4–S6) from Insight. "Similar schools" is the virtual comparator: pupils elsewhere in Scotland matched on background and prior attainment. SCQF 5 is broadly National 5 level.
Destinations
School leavers 2024-25
- In a positive destination
- 95.0%
Education, training or employment nine months after leaving (Scottish Government). Not comparable with the English sustained-destination measure.
Pupil Demographics
- Total Pupils
- 1163
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 12.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 93.9
*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24
School Information
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
Pupil Ethnicity
Broad categories only (Scottish data)
Loading chart
- Minority Ethnic: 39.5%
- White British: 31.1%
- White Other: 28.9%
39.5%
Minority Ethnic
31.1%
White British
28.9%
White Other
Historical Trends
Contact & Location
55 Duddingston Road West
Edinburgh, Scotland
Administrative
- Country
- Scotland
- SEED Code
- 5533031
Often compared with
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