The City of Edinburgh Council has revealed plans to refurbish and improve schools across the region following a review of its schools estate.

New projections have predicted an extra 1,300 places for primary and secondary school pupils could be needed in west Edinburgh by 2026, where 4,000 new homes are planned.

In addition, the south west of the city cold see over 200 new pupils with 700 homes in the development pipeline.

Key proposals include;

• to build two new high schools – a South West Edinburgh High School on a new site which will replace Currie High School and Wester Hailes Education Centre and a new West Edinburgh High School

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• to refurbish and expand Balerno High School

• to build a new primary school - Maybury Primary School

Overall, 13 primary school and seven high schools will be affected by the proposals.

Cllr Ian Perry said: "With Edinburgh being such a thriving and successful city, more and more people are coming to live here so we need to build the extra homes for them. This will obviously have a big impact on our schools with extra pupils which they will struggle to cope with.

"We need to ensure we can provide places for these additional children and that is why we are reviewing school provision across the whole city. This strategic approach means Edinburgh will be well-placed to meet the future challenges our schools face."

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