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Newbattle High School

Newbattle Community Campus, Newbattle Way, Easthouses, Dalkeith, EH22 4SX

Inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education

Secondary

Phase

—

Capacity

—

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

Senior Phase Results

2024-25
Average tariff score
700.2 (similar schools 718.0)
Literacy & numeracy (SCQF 5+)
69.0% (similar schools 58.0%)
Literacy (SCQF 5+)
90.0%
Numeracy (SCQF 5+)
70.0%
Leavers
186

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
96.0%

Education, training or employment nine months after leaving (Scottish Government). Not comparable with the English sustained-destination measure.

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
1172

*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24

Pupil:Teacher Ratio
12.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
94.2

School Information

Type
Local authority secondary school
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Non-denominational

Pupil Ethnicity

Broad categories only (Scottish data)

2023-24
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  • White British: 90.0%
  • Minority Ethnic: 4.5%
  • White Other: 3.9%

90.0%

White British

4.5%

Minority Ethnic

3.9%

White Other

Historical Trends

Contact & Location

0131 561 6700
newbattle.hs@midlothian.gov.uk
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Newbattle Community Campus, Newbattle Way

Dalkeith, Scotland

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Administrative

Country
Scotland
SEED Code
5546036

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