Holy Rood RC High School

Edinburgh, Edinburgh City · EH15 3ST

Not ratedSecondaryLocal Authority

School details

Council area: Edinburgh City →
Town: Edinburgh
Phase: Secondary
Type: Local Authority
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Address: 55 Duddingston Road West, Edinburgh, EH15 3ST
Phone: 0131 661 5871
Email: admin@holyrood.edin.sch.uk
Website: Visit website →

Pupils & staffing

Census 2025

1,222

Pupil roll

94.7

Teachers (FTE)

12.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

Pupils by gender624 girls · 598 boys

Additional support needs51% of pupils

English as an additional language23% of pupils

Roll by stage

231

228

205

212

199

147

Pupils by deprivation

Q1 · most deprived (46%)Q5 · least deprived (8%)

Source: Scottish Government, School Level Summary Statistics 2025(annual pupil & teacher census). Figures are as at census day; small counts may be suppressed.

Education Scotland inspection

Last inspected March 2011

Graded under Education Scotland’s previous inspection framework (used until 2016). The indicators below are not directly comparable with current inspections.

Improvements in performanceGood

Learners' experiencesGood

Meeting learning needsGood

The curriculumGood

Improvement through self-evaluationGood

This inspection is more than five years old — the school may have changed since. Check the latest report for the current position.

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Source: Education Scotland inspection grades, via Scottish Government (information as at 1 April 2025). Six-point scale: Excellent · Very Good · Good · Satisfactory · Weak · Unsatisfactory.