School, nursery and training visa sponsors in Edinburgh

33 licensed organisations in Edinburgh have a name that suggests schools, nurseries and training providers (Home Office register of licensed sponsors, register dated 2026-11-05).

How the sector is chosen: the Home Office register has no sector field. This page lists licensed organisations in the town whose registered name contains a keyword typical of schools, nurseries and training providers (for example schools, academy, academies, college, university, nursery). That is a plain name match, not a check of what the organisation does: some listed organisations will be in another line of work, and organisations in the sector whose names carry none of the keywords are missing.

Counts by route and rating

Skilled Worker: 32
Charity Worker: 5
Government Authorised Exchange: 4
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion: 1
International Sportsperson: 1

Worker licence ratings: A 33. Temporary Worker licence ratings: A 7.

Organisations

Organisation	Route	Worker rating	Temporary Worker rating
Argyle IT & Education Limited	Skilled Worker	A
Caledonian Education Information Centre	Skilled Worker	A
Cargilfield School	Charity Worker, Skilled Worker	A	A
Christian International Theological College	Charity Worker, Skilled Worker	A	A
Cranley Nurseries Limited	Skilled Worker	A
Edinburgh Festival Ballet School	Skilled Worker	A
Edinburgh Montessori Arts School	Skilled Worker	A
Edinburgh Napier University	Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker	A	A
Edinburgh Support Services & Healthcare Training Ltd	Skilled Worker	A
Fettes College	Skilled Worker	A
Flow Hospitality Training Limited	Skilled Worker	A
Forbes Children's Nursery	Skilled Worker	A
George Watson's College	Charity Worker, Skilled Worker	A	A
Harmeny Education Trust Limited	Skilled Worker	A
Headstart Nursery school Limited	Skilled Worker	A
Heriot-Watt University	Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker	A	A
IT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING LTD	Skilled Worker	A
Links Nurseries Ltd	Skilled Worker	A
Merchiston Castle School	Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker	A	A
Montessori Methods Ltd.	Skilled Worker	A
NHS Education For Scotland	Skilled Worker	A
Portobello Pakistani Educational & Cultural Centre (The Madrasah)	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture	Skilled Worker	A
Scotland's Rural College	Skilled Worker	A
St Margarets Nursery Limited	Skilled Worker	A
Start Bright Nursery Limited	Skilled Worker	A
The Edinburgh Academy	Skilled Worker	A
The Montessori School Edinburgh Ltd	Skilled Worker	A
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh	Skilled Worker	A
The Scotch Whisky Research Institute	Skilled Worker	A
The Scotland College of Chiropractic Charitable Trust	Skilled Worker	A
UK CULTOUR & EDUCATION LTD	Skilled Worker	A
University of Edinburgh	Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange, International Sportsperson, Skilled Worker	A	A

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Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers, register dated 2026-11-05. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Home Office, GOV.UK); licence terms. Organisations only: names that look like individuals (sole traders) are left out, so a town count can be a little lower than the register's own line count. Being on the register means the Home Office has licensed the organisation to sponsor; it does not mean it is hiring, will sponsor you, or is in good standing today. Check the current register and the organisation directly. Compiled by Keencrest's automated pipeline (owner-operated); this is not legal or immigration advice.