Edinburgh Council will hold a statutory consultation to discuss possible primary school developments for the region.

Three schools, South Morningside, James Gillespie’s and Bruntsfield, are facing significant pressures due to rising pupil rolls in south Edinburgh.

Three options in the Primary School Capacity Pressure for South Edinburgh report include:

• Establish a new primary school on the combined site of the existing South Morningside Primary School Deanbank temporary annexe and the adjacent Oaklands Care Home.

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• Extend the capacity of South Morningside to four streams by establishing a permanent annexe of the school, accommodating the nursery to P3 stages on the combined site of the existing Deanbank temporary annexe and the Oaklands Care Home.

• Maintain and improve the existing accommodation arrangements by permanently establishing South Morningside’s Deanbank temporary annexe, including the provision of a new gym and relocating the South Morningside Primary School nursery to the Deanbank site.

Councillor Paul Godzik said: "The three affected primary schools all operate from constrained sites with no dedicated playing fields and the ability to extend capacity on their existing sites is severely limited.

"So we are now putting forward formal options for consideration to allow parents and other interested parties to have their say."

The consultation will begin in August and will run for a minimum of 30 school days.

(LM)