Forrester High School
212 Broomhouse Road, Edinburgh, EH12 9AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 842
- SEED code
- 5532736
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0131 334 9262
About this school
Forrester High School is a secondary school in Edinburgh. It has 842 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.
Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
Pupils by home-area deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.
- Q1 (most deprived)
- 161 (19%)
- Q2
- 100 (12%)
- Q3
- 234 (28%)
- Q4
- 196 (23%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 151 (18%)
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine's High School0.1 miles
Secondary
-
Wester Hailes High School0.9 miles
Secondary
-
Craigmount High School1.3 miles
Secondary
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The Royal High School2.3 miles
Secondary
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Firrhill High School2.3 miles
Secondary
Other schools in Edinburgh
- Boroughmuir High School Secondary
- Broughton High School Secondary
- Castlebrae Community High School Secondary
- Craigmount High School Secondary
- Craigroyston Community High School Secondary
- Drummond Community High School Secondary
- Firrhill High School Secondary
- Holy Rood RC High School Secondary
- James Gillespie's High School Secondary
- Leith Academy Secondary
- St Augustine's High School Secondary
- St Thomas Of Aquin's High School Secondary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Forrester High School?
- Forrester High School is a secondary school in Edinburgh.
- Has Forrester High School been inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Forrester High School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
- How many pupils are at Forrester High School?
- Forrester High School has 842 pupils on roll.
- Does Forrester High School publish exam results?
- Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.
School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.