Lasswade High School Centre, Bonnyrigg

Lasswade High School Centre is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 1637 pupils and 13.5 pupils per teacher.

10% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 49% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.

2% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 15% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 89.3% in 2024/25, and 32.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 102% full.

96% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

In its own words: "Welcome to Lasswade High School. In our school we aim to provide the highest quality of educational experience for every student. We are fortunate to be part of the Lasswade Centre which is a multi-million pound investment by Midlothian Council to provide an integrated service for our community."

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lasswade High School Centre are Newbattle High School (2.6 miles), Gracemount High School (2.8 miles), Liberton High School (3.2 miles) and Dalkeith High School (3.4 miles).

The nearest railway station is Eskbank Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lasswade Centre (at), 130 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Lasswade High School Centre are St Mary's Primary School (0.2 miles), Hawthornden Primary School (0.3 miles), Burnbrae Primary School (0.6 miles) and Bonnyrigg Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Midlothian publishes both.