Balerno Community High School
Balerno High School is a six-year secondary school located in Balerno, a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school stands on the banks of the Water of Leith, and serves children from Balerno, Kirknewton and Ratho, and also hosts pupils from a variety of areas outside the catchment area such as Currie, East Calder, Mid Calder, Edinburgh and Livingston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: admin@balernochs.edin.sch.uk
- Type: School
- Description: secondary school in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Balerno High School”
- Address: 5 Bridge Road, Edinburgh, EH14 7AQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malleny House and Garden and Malleny House.
Malleny House and Garden
Garden
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Malleny House and Garden is an historic house and garden owned by the National Trust for Scotland in Balerno, 6 mi southwest of Edinburgh. The gardens are notable for its large yew trees, as well as one of the largest rose collections in Scotland. Malleny House and Garden is situated 760 feet southeast of Balerno Community High School.
Malleny House
House
Photo: Jambamkin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Malleny House is situated 910 feet south of Balerno Community High School.
Lennox Tower
Ruins
Lennox Tower is a ruinous fifteenth-century tower house at Lymphoy, near the Water of Leith, between Balerno and Currie, 11 kilometres south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Lennox Tower is situated 3,300 feet east of Balerno Community High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balerno and Currie.
Balerno
Town
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balerno is a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles south-west of the city centre, next to Currie and then Juniper Green. Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Currie
Suburb
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Currie is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated 7 miles south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Hermiston
Hamlet
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermiston is a hamlet formerly in the county of Midlothian and now part of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is north of Heriot-Watt University's Riccarton Campus and west of the Hermiston Gait commercial development. Hermiston is situated 2½ miles north of Balerno Community High School.
Balerno Community High School
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.88721° or 55° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.33812° or 3° 20′ 17″ westOperator
City of Edinburgh CouncilOpen location code
9C7RVMP6+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 255522911OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q4850715
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Balerno Community High School” goes by many names.
- French: “Balerno Community High School”
- Swedish: “Balerno Community High School”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Currie RFC and Balerno Bridge.
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