Balerno Community High School A GSG School
- Balerno Community High School
5 Bridge Road
Balerno
EH14 7AQ - Head: Ros Ranger
- T 01314 777788
- F 01314 777707
- E admin@balernochs.edin.sch.uk
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- A state school for boys and girls aged from 12 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Edinburgh, City of
- Pupils: 850; sixth formers: S6 87
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: September
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Benefiting from a 3G Astro pitch, Balerno has an impressive sporting record and is home to a football academy for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), providing an environment where pupils can combine their studies and footballing education up until the age of 16, plus the new school of rugby. One of the top PE depts in the city. International outlook for a Scottish suburban school, with European exchanges to places such as Copenhagen...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since August 2022, Ros Ranger, previously deputy head for five years.
Entrance
From three local primaries - Dean Park, Ratho and Kirknewton - plus many others whose pupils request placements every year from as far as the east side of Glasgow, Motherwell, Fife, Dunfermline and Dunbar. Waiting list for lower year groups for non-catchment kids. School buses from within catchment are free. Bus pupils from outside the area helped by the parents' council, if possible, but at extra cost.
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