Gracemount High is one of the 17 Edinburgh schools closed over safety fears. Picture: Julie Bull

A total of 7700 pupils are off school today following the closure decision late on Friday after construction problems were identified at Oxgangs and St Peter’s primaries.

City council chief executive Andrew Kerr said today that inspectors carrying out checks at the 17 schools had now identified the same fault at Craigmount and Gracemount high schools.

SCHOOL CLOSURE CRISIS

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Craigmount High is one of the 17 Edinburgh schools closed over safety fears. Picture: comp

Craigmount High is one of the 17 Edinburgh schools closed over safety fears. Picture: comp

He said: “We have been carrying out checks over the weekend and we have found similar problems at Gracemount and Craigmount High.

“We are waiting for a full report but repairs will need to be carried out. Further inspections are taking place this morning.”