Balerno High School is situated in the southwest of Edinburgh. Having served the local community for almost 40 years, it is now part of Edinburgh Leisure’s venues as we manage public access to the facility outside of school hours.   

The facility is home to a 25 metre Swimming Pool, offering lane swimming, family fun sessions and various swimming lessons. Booking is required for Swimming sessions at Balerno. 

The on-site Sports Hall is also available for Badminton and a circuit-based fitness class.


 


*New for October 2024* Due to popular demand, Family Fun Swim Sessions will now be available to book in advance, with first bookable sessions starting from Monday 14th October

Unlike our other pools, we are unable to remove booking for lane and casual swimming at Balerno High School at this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

All Fitness and Gym Classes, Court bookings for Racquet Sports and coaching classes require pre-booking. See our timetable for more information.

You can book online or via our mobile app for Android or iOS by creating or logging in to your booking account. 

Any problems see our step by step guide to booking an activity.

Please read our Booking Terms & Conditions before booking.


Balerno High School offers Swimming lessons for ages 2+ Saturdays and Sundays.

Scheduled classes include the Swim Nippers, Pre-School and Swim Skills 1, 2, 3 and 4 courses. 

For more information on Swimming coaching courses across Edinburgh Leisure see our Learn to Swim page 

You are now able to use our Coaching HomePortal to book and pay online for lessons.  The Coaching HomePortal also allows you to book into additional classes, add siblings to your account and book them into a suitable class.


  • Current customers without an activated Coaching HomePortal account - please activate your account first. Click here for a guide to help you activate your account.

  • Current customers with an activated Coaching HomePortal account - Click here to go to the Coaching HomePortal.  When booking your class please ensure you enter your email and password under the Returning Customers section.

  • New customers - Click here to go to the Coaching Homeportal.  Once you have selected your class, select the option to Register as a new customer.

Once you have booked and paid online, and received your confirmation, your space is guaranteed.  Click here for more information on our classes and the changes we are making.