Beeslack Community High School
Edinburgh Road, Penicuik, EH26 0QF
- Phase
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 780
- SEED code
- 5547938
- Local authority
- Midlothian
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01968 678060
About this school
Beeslack Community High School is a secondary school in Penicuik. It has 780 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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)
- 17 (2%)
- Q2
- 195 (25%)
- Q3
- 129 (17%)
- Q4
- 230 (30%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 207 (27%)
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
-
Penicuik High School1.0 miles
Secondary
-
Lasswade High School Centre4.4 miles
Secondary
-
Gracemount High School5.1 miles
Secondary
-
Firrhill High School5.2 miles
Secondary
-
Liberton High School5.6 miles
Secondary
Other schools in Penicuik
- Penicuik High School Secondary
- Cornbank Primary School Primary
- Cuiken Primary School Primary
- Mauricewood Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Primary School Primary
- Strathesk Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Beeslack Community High School?
- Beeslack Community High School is a secondary school in Penicuik.
- When was Beeslack Community High School last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Beeslack Community 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 big is Beeslack Community High School?
- Beeslack Community High School has 780 pupils on roll.
- Does Beeslack Community 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 26 July 2026.