Festive Opening Hours
As the year winds down to a close, many of our venues will experience changed opening hours to give our incredible team a much-deserved rest. Please check out our festive opening hours from Tuesday 24th December 2024 to Tuesday 7th January 2025.
Please note: All venues will be closed on 25th & 26th December, and 1st & 2nd January (excluding Royal Commonwealth Pool). The venue opening hours listed on our venue webpages reflect typical opening hours, not those during the festive period. Some venues, though open, may have shorter opening hours than normal. Please make sure to check the above webpage for further information day by day.
Welcome to Balerno High School!
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.
Bookings at Balerno
*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.
Swimming Lessons at Balerno
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.
- 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.
