Holy Rood RC High School
Education Scotland
Score
C65
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Edinburgh, EH15 3ST
- Distance
- 2.0km away
Portobello High School
1 Milton Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH15 3BY
Inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
—
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Senior Phase Results
2024-25- Average tariff score
- 1192.0 (similar schools 1228.2)
- Literacy & numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 76.0% (similar schools 84.0%)
- Literacy (SCQF 5+)
- 85.0%
- Numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 79.0%
- Leavers
- 240
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
- 97.0%
Education, training or employment nine months after leaving (Scottish Government). Not comparable with the English sustained-destination measure.
Pupil Demographics
- Total Pupils
- 1423
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 100.0
*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24
School Information
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Non-denominational
Pupil Ethnicity
Broad categories only (Scottish data)
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- White British: 77.2%
- Minority Ethnic: 14.4%
- White Other: 8.0%
77.2%
White British
14.4%
Minority Ethnic
8.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
Contact & Location
1 Milton Road
Edinburgh, Scotland
Administrative
- Country
- Scotland
- SEED Code
- 5533538
Often compared with
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- C65Holy Rood RC High School
Edinburgh · 2.0km away
- C56Castlebrae Community High School
Edinburgh · 2.1km away
- C57Musselburgh Grammar School
East Lothian · 4.0km away
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