 A parish school in St Cuthbert's is first mentioned in 1596.In 1612, Samuel West applied to found a grammar school in the West Port; he was followed by others, who founded schools at the Pleasance, Burghmuirhead, the Dean, and at Kirkbraehead (now Lothian Road).In 1826, a parish school was constructed in Dean Street and transferred to the parish of St Bernard's in 1852.