Portobello High School

The opening of the new Portobello High School is set to be delayed by four months, according to staff at the school. Balfour Beatty has informed the school that it is unable to meet the planned completion date that would have allowed pupils to move in to the campus in August 2016. It is now likely t

A topping out ceremony to mark progress on the new Portobello High School took place in Edinburgh yesterday. After many years of planning, and obstacles along the way, construction work started on the new school in October 2014 and is due to be completed next summer.

Construction work is finally starting today on Edinburgh's new Portobello High School after many years of planning and obstacles.