Forrester High School
Education Scotland
Score
C62
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Edinburgh, EH12 9AE
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Wester Hailes High School
5 Murrayburn Drive, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH14 2SU
Inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
—
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Senior Phase Results
2024-25- Average tariff score
- 450.2 (similar schools 410.0)
- Literacy & numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 49.0% (similar schools 35.0%)
- Numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 51.0%
- Leavers
- 73
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.
Pupil Demographics
- Total Pupils
- 401
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 9.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41.5
*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: 76.7%
- Minority Ethnic: 14.7%
- White Other: 6.8%
76.7%
White British
14.7%
Minority Ethnic
6.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
Contact & Location
5 Murrayburn Drive
Edinburgh, Scotland
Administrative
- Country
- Scotland
- SEED Code
- 5533937
Often compared with
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- C62Forrester High School
Edinburgh · 1.5km away
- C60St Augustine's High School
Edinburgh · 1.6km away
- B72Currie Community High School
Edinburgh · 2.9km away
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