Schools around Edinburgh

If you are looking to move during next year, then he would probably have to start in S5 next August as one of the youngest in his year. This is because S3 and S4 are normally spent on a 2 year course leading to Standard Grade qualifications (roughly the same level as GCSEs).

Because his birthday is January, if he had started school in Scotland from the beginning, he could have started the August while he was still 4 or the following August when he had already turned 5 - either way he would have started in P1 and would have carried on through from there. So you could argue for him going into either class, depending on what you think would work better for him.

If he was starting now (in a week's time!) he would go into either S3 or S4 at his age - but because its a 2 year course he'd be better off starting in S3.

But since you're looking at next year he'd either go into S4 (halfway through the 2 year course) or S5 when they start new courses.

It maybe also depends on the pattern of school education where you are now - will he have done a set of exams similar to GCSE/Standard Grade level before you move?

no selective state schools in scotland.no grammar schools
what area you thinking of looking at?
and yes scottish schools start back next week

Yes he would start s3. Do you realise the term starts next week?

There is no selection by academic ability in any scottish state school. They are all comprehensives even though some still have the word grammar in their name.

Linlithgow is probably the best in the area you are looking at.

Re grammar schools - in Scotland the name Grammar is just an historical legacy rather than having any educational significance.

The faith school division is different in Scotland. The main distinction is between Roman Catholic and non-denominational state schools. ie nothing equivalent to C of E schools etc.

If you have freedom of choice on where to live and can commute for work by train then Linlithgow is 20 minutes by train to centre of Edinburgh and Linlithgow Academy is one of top 5 state secondary schools in Scotland.

Given his birthday is end of January that would make him one of youngest in the year group and in Scotland parents can choose to defer school start for children born between the end of December and the end of February so moving into sec3 would definitely be an option and there would probably be others in his year group the same age if you did this.

no local authority selective grammar
some private schools called XYZ grammar

there are school called grammar,but non selective
paisley grammar
hamilton grammar
no grammar schools in scotland

There arent any grammar schools in Scotland. Which month is his birthday in as this will effect his year group. In Scottish schools pupils do a 2 year course in s3&4 then a 1 year higher course in s5. I think it would be v difficult to move into this system after the start of s3 tbh.

midlothian schools a-z

catchment east lothian

find out which local authority you are purchasing in.estate agent can tell you
goggle that LA and they list schools. BUT DO NOT RELY UPON ESTATE AGENT TO VERIFY SCHOOL CATCHMENT- THEY CAN AND DO LIE STRETCH TRUTH
city of edinburgh secondary schools catchments
list of secondary schools

you need to chose faith (if applicable) or non faith

if you have money to buy or rent in a desirable school catchment,that increases your chance of place,but some schools are v competitive and over subscribed eg
gillespies,
boroughmuir,
balerno,
royal High,
currie

good southside schools eg mornigside v over subscribed

there are many private schools too

so good luck