My family and I are hoping to move from Carlisle to the Edinburgh area within the next 6 months. We are considering doing a part exchange with one of new home developments happening and so we have looked at several areas, mostly outside the bypass of Edinburgh City. Obviously, housing is more expensive the closer you are to the city; I work for the university and would need to commute into Waverly Station daily.
After having searched several areas and housing developments we are focused on East Lothian and Fife, specifically Dunbar and Dunfermline. The main reason for us moving (beyond reducing my 100-mile commute) is to help find a better school for my 13-year-old daughter. She has “additional support needs” with dyscalculia and dyspraxia and is really struggling with the lack of support in Cumbria. So, another important factor is a school that has good ASN for its students.
I welcome any thoughts about the community and the local secondary schools. In Dunbar is Dunbar Grammar School and the areas in Dunfermline fall with the catchments of Queen Anne High School, Inverkeithing High School and St. Columba’s RC High School.
Thanks for your help in advance!