Penicuik High School
Education Scotland
Score
C62
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Penicuik, EH26 9EP
- Distance
- 20.9km away
Peebles High School
Springwood Road, Peebles, Peeblesshire, EH45 9HB
Inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
—
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 Highers and National 5s.
Year:
Senior Phase Results
2024-25- Average tariff score
- 1257.2 (similar schools 1183.6)
- Literacy & numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 82.0% (similar schools 79.0%)
- Literacy (SCQF 5+)
- 88.0%
- Numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 84.0%
- Leavers
- 210
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
- 98.0%
Education, training or employment nine months after leaving (Scottish Government). Not comparable with the English sustained-destination measure.
Pupil Demographics
2023-24- Total Pupils
- 1286
- ASN
- 47.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 6.8%
- EAL
- 2.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 96.0
*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)
Loading chart
- White British: 90.0%
- White Other: 7.1%
- Minority Ethnic: 2.2%
90.0%
White British
7.1%
White Other
2.2%
Minority Ethnic
Historical Trends
Contact & Location
Springwood Road
Peeblesshire, Scotland
Administrative
- Country
- Scotland
- SEED Code
- 5601932
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