Corstorphine Primary School
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Corstorphine Primary School is a state primary school in the Corstorphine
area of Edinburgh
, Scotland
.
Housed in a traditional older-style building, with later additions, the school caters for children of the ages of 4-12 (Primary 1 to Primary 7). It also includes Corstorphine Nursery School. It is one of the highest achieving schools in the city.
Most of the school's students go on to Craigmount High School
after Primary 7, at the age of 11 or 12.
Currently, the school has fifteen classes; three Primary 2 classes and two classes in each other year. There are around 25 children in each class.
The school has a fully equipped computer suite and some classrooms have SMART Board interactive whiteboard
s. There is at least one computer in each classroom. There are also music and art facilities.
Corstorphine
Corstorphine was originally a village to the west of—and separate from—Edinburgh, Scotland, and is now a suburb of that city.Corstorphine retains a busy main street with many independent small shops, although a number have closed in recent years since the opening of several retail parks...
area of Edinburgh
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, Scotland
Scotland
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.
Housed in a traditional older-style building, with later additions, the school caters for children of the ages of 4-12 (Primary 1 to Primary 7). It also includes Corstorphine Nursery School. It is one of the highest achieving schools in the city.
Most of the school's students go on to Craigmount High School
Craigmount High School
For the former private school see Craigmount School.Craigmount High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland with 1400 pupils located in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. It moved into new premises at the beginning of the 2003 academic year. The current headteacher is Dr...
after Primary 7, at the age of 11 or 12.
Currently, the school has fifteen classes; three Primary 2 classes and two classes in each other year. There are around 25 children in each class.
The school has a fully equipped computer suite and some classrooms have SMART Board interactive whiteboard
Interactive whiteboard
An interactive whiteboard , is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface where users control the computer using a pen, finger, stylus, or other device...
s. There is at least one computer in each classroom. There are also music and art facilities.