Schools in Edinburgh City

91 primary and 23 secondary schools listed. For catchment areas and how to apply, check with Edinburgh City council.

Secondary school results in Edinburgh City

Percentage of each school's leavers reaching each level, from the Scottish Government's official Breadth and Depth statistics. Under each figure is the school's virtual comparator (pupils from across Scotland with similar backgrounds), the fairest benchmark. We don't invent star ratings: choose a column to sort by, or keep the alphabetical order.

Secondary school results in Edinburgh City
School (A–Z)	5+ at National 5 level2024-25	5+ at Higher level2024-25	1+ at Advanced Higher level2024-25
Scotland (all publicly funded schools)	69%	41%	26%
Balerno Community High School	87%Comparator: 82%	65%Comparator: 58%	46%Comparator: 40%
Boroughmuir High School	91%Comparator: 91%	76%Comparator: 72%	58%Comparator: 50%
Broughton High School	72%Comparator: 70%	48%Comparator: 42%	39%Comparator: 29%
Castlebrae Community High School	44%Comparator: 41%	17%Comparator: 17%	14%Comparator: 11%
Craigmount High School	87%Comparator: 84%	73%Comparator: 62%	50%Comparator: 42%
Craigroyston Community High School	36%Comparator: 56%	18%Comparator: 26%	14%Comparator: 17%
Currie Community High School	81%Comparator: 84%	56%Comparator: 60%	39%Comparator: 39%
Drummond Community High School	80%Comparator: 80%	44%Comparator: 50%	32%Comparator: 31%
Firrhill High School	82%Comparator: 81%	57%Comparator: 59%	53%Comparator: 39%
Forrester High School	69%Comparator: 59%	45%Comparator: 32%	8%Comparator: 20%
Gracemount High School	50%Comparator: 50%	13%Comparator: 21%	SuppressedComparator: Suppressed
Holy Rood RC High School	77%Comparator: 74%	49%Comparator: 45%	23%Comparator: 30%
James Gillespie's High School	92%Comparator: 92%	71%Comparator: 70%	55%Comparator: 46%
Leith Academy	60%Comparator: 68%	37%Comparator: 38%	29%Comparator: 25%
Liberton High School	59%Comparator: 58%	28%Comparator: 30%	18%Comparator: 19%
Portobello High School	78%Comparator: 82%	57%Comparator: 60%	43%Comparator: 41%
Queensferry Community High School	74%Comparator: 75%	50%Comparator: 53%	37%Comparator: 34%
St Augustine's High School	68%Comparator: 75%	39%Comparator: 43%	25%Comparator: 30%
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School	83%Comparator: 84%	69%Comparator: 57%	50%Comparator: 37%
The Royal High School	83%Comparator: 86%	55%Comparator: 63%	43%Comparator: 44%
Trinity Academy	77%Comparator: 80%	51%Comparator: 56%	38%Comparator: 37%
Tynecastle High School	57%Comparator: 70%	29%Comparator: 40%	17%Comparator: 25%
Wester Hailes High School	42%Comparator: 30%	7%Comparator: 10%	SuppressedComparator: Suppressed

Trend lines show up to the last five published years. Figures count awards at each SCQF level or above (National 5 = level 5, Higher = 6, Advanced Higher = 7), not subject pass rates. Source: Scottish Government, Schools – Breadth and Depth of Qualifications (Open Government Licence). What these measures mean

Primary schools

Abbeyhill Primary School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Primary P1–P7Local authority162 pupils (2025)
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Balgreen Primary School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Primary P1–P7Local authority330 pupils (2025)
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Blackhall Primary School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Primary P1–P7

Secondary schools

Balerno Community High School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Secondary S1–S6Local authority889 pupils (2025)
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Boroughmuir High School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Secondary S1–S6Local authority1626 pupils (2025)
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Broughton High School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Secondary S1–S6

All-through and other schools

Braidburn Special School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Additional support needsLocal authority122 pupils (2025)
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Kaimes School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Additional support needsLocal authority97 pupils (2025)
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Oaklands School
Edinburgh · Edinburgh City
Additional support needs

Secondary school results in Edinburgh City

Secondary school results in Edinburgh City
School (A–Z)	5+ at National 5 level2024-25	5+ at Higher level2024-25	1+ at Advanced Higher level2024-25
Scotland (all publicly funded schools)	69%	41%	26%
Balerno Community High School	87%Comparator: 82%	65%Comparator: 58%	46%Comparator: 40%
Boroughmuir High School	91%Comparator: 91%	76%Comparator: 72%	58%Comparator: 50%
Broughton High School	72%Comparator: 70%	48%Comparator: 42%	39%Comparator: 29%
Castlebrae Community High School	44%Comparator: 41%	17%Comparator: 17%	14%Comparator: 11%
Craigmount High School	87%Comparator: 84%	73%Comparator: 62%	50%Comparator: 42%
Craigroyston Community High School	36%Comparator: 56%	18%Comparator: 26%	14%Comparator: 17%
Currie Community High School	81%Comparator: 84%	56%Comparator: 60%	39%Comparator: 39%
Drummond Community High School	80%Comparator: 80%	44%Comparator: 50%	32%Comparator: 31%
Firrhill High School	82%Comparator: 81%	57%Comparator: 59%	53%Comparator: 39%
Forrester High School	69%Comparator: 59%	45%Comparator: 32%	8%Comparator: 20%
Gracemount High School	50%Comparator: 50%	13%Comparator: 21%	SuppressedComparator: Suppressed
Holy Rood RC High School	77%Comparator: 74%	49%Comparator: 45%	23%Comparator: 30%
James Gillespie's High School	92%Comparator: 92%	71%Comparator: 70%	55%Comparator: 46%
Leith Academy	60%Comparator: 68%	37%Comparator: 38%	29%Comparator: 25%
Liberton High School	59%Comparator: 58%	28%Comparator: 30%	18%Comparator: 19%
Portobello High School	78%Comparator: 82%	57%Comparator: 60%	43%Comparator: 41%
Queensferry Community High School	74%Comparator: 75%	50%Comparator: 53%	37%Comparator: 34%
St Augustine's High School	68%Comparator: 75%	39%Comparator: 43%	25%Comparator: 30%
St Thomas Of Aquin's High School	83%Comparator: 84%	69%Comparator: 57%	50%Comparator: 37%
The Royal High School	83%Comparator: 86%	55%Comparator: 63%	43%Comparator: 44%
Trinity Academy	77%Comparator: 80%	51%Comparator: 56%	38%Comparator: 37%
Tynecastle High School	57%Comparator: 70%	29%Comparator: 40%	17%Comparator: 25%
Wester Hailes High School	42%Comparator: 30%	7%Comparator: 10%	SuppressedComparator: Suppressed