St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh
St Augustine's High School is a secondary school for pupils in Edinburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 89.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Augustine's High School in detail
School in Scotland
St Augustine's 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 1033 pupils and 12.9 pupils per teacher.
19% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 61% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 41% speak English as an additional language.
45% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 7% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.4% in 2024/25, and 37.5% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 115% full.
88% of pupils who left in 2023/24 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.
St Augustine's High School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am Tony O’Doherty, Head Teacher, and it’s my pleasure to introduce you to our wonderful school, where academic excellence, personal growth, and the values of our Catholic faith come together to create a thriving, supportive community."
Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Edinburgh City
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to St Augustine's High School are Forrester High School (0.1 miles), Wester Hailes High School (1.1 miles), Craigmount High School (1.2 miles) and Merchiston Castle School (2 miles).
Forrester High SchoolWester Hailes High SchoolCraigmount High SchoolMerchiston Castle School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bankhead (Edinburgh Trams), about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Forester Park Avenue (opposite), 50 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to St Augustine's High School are Gylemuir Primary School (0.4 miles), Corstorphine Primary School (0.5 miles), Carrick Knowe Primary School (0.6 miles) and Broomhouse Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Edinburgh City publishes both.
Gylemuir Primary SchoolCorstorphine Primary SchoolCarrick Knowe Primary SchoolBroomhouse Primary School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find St Augustine's High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
St. Augustine's High School, established in 1969, is a Roman Catholic secondary school serving the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, with approximately 840 pupils.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
Latest from St Augustine's High School
OPEN EVENING P5/6/7 …..Thursday 12th Nov.
9 Oct 2026
European Day of Languages Celebrations
2 Oct 2026
NW PARENT DROP IN WELLNESS SERVICE
28 Sep 2026
SEASONS FOR GROWTH Parents and Carers
28 Sep 2026
RAISING TEENS WITH CONFIDENCE COMMUNITY COURSE
28 Sep 2026
ASN POSITIVE TRANSITION EVENT Wed 30th Sept. (open to All)
17 Sep 2026
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Keep up with St Augustine's High School
Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 8 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Edinburgh City is 12 (the median across 140 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about St Augustine's High School
What is the catchment area for St Augustine's High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Augustine's High School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Edinburgh City. Edinburgh City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Augustine's High School?
If you live in St Augustine's High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Edinburgh City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Edinburgh City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Augustine's High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 8 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Edinburgh City is 12 (the median across 140 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Augustine's High School?
St Augustine's High School is at 208 Broomhouse Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH12 9AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)