Rosehill High School, WALLYFORD

Rosehill High School 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 598 pupils and 10.5 pupils per teacher.

23% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 61% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.

9% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 23% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 86.7% in 2024/25, and 47.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 63% full.

In its own words: "We are aware that the opening of Rosehill High School, and the wider Wallyford Learning Campus, has attracted a lot of interest within and beyond our community. Whilst we welcome this positive engagement, we must be mindful of keeping our focus on meeting the needs of our young people day to day."

The nearest other state secondary schools to Rosehill High School are Preston Lodge High School (1.8 miles), Musselburgh Grammar School (1.9 miles), Ross High School (2 miles) and Dalkeith High School (3.1 miles).

The nearest railway station is Wallyford Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wallyford Learning Campus (opposite), 20 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Rosehill High School are Wallyford Primary School (0.1 miles), St Gabriel's RC Primary School (1.3 miles), Pinkie St Peter's Primary School (1.4 miles) and Preston Tower Primary School (1.5 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; East Lothian publishes both.