Currie Community High School
Education Scotland
Score
B72
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Edinburgh, EH14 5RD
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Balerno Community High School
5 Bridge Road, Balerno, Edinburgh, EH14 7AQ
Inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
—
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Senior Phase Results
2024-25- Average tariff score
- 1335.6 (similar schools 1208.0)
- Literacy & numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 86.0% (similar schools 83.0%)
- Literacy (SCQF 5+)
- 90.0%
- Numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 87.0%
- Leavers
- 143
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
- 893
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 12.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69.6
*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: 80.1%
- Minority Ethnic: 12.7%
- White Other: 6.2%
80.1%
White British
12.7%
Minority Ethnic
6.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
Contact & Location
5 Bridge Road
Edinburgh, Scotland
Administrative
- Country
- Scotland
- SEED Code
- 5541638
Often compared with
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- B72Currie Community High School
Edinburgh · 1.6km away
- D52Wester Hailes High School
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- C62Forrester High School
Edinburgh · 5.8km away
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