Eerie abandoned school frozen in time since lessons stopped which is now an 'eyesore'

Eerie pictures have revealed the remnants of an abandoned school in Edinburgh that is set to be demolished.

The old Castlebrae Community High School in Craigmillar, which was built in the 1960s, has been "frozen in time" and offers a glimpse of the past with its dull grey exterior typical of the era.

But after closing last year, the school became subject to a series of vandalism attacks and has since fallen into a state of disrepair as some locals label it an "eyesore".

The City of Edinburgh Council has now decided to completely demolish the building and bulldozing work has already begun.

Photos obtained by EdinburghLive show what is left of the building, which is being knocked down due to health and safety risks.

Part of the gymnasium have already been knocked down (Edinburgh Live)

The old gymnasium can be seen partly torn down but the basketball hoop remains in place.

An old desk is also toppled over next to a fence outside, while a desk chair has been left on overgrown grass nearby.

A large skip sits among the rubble and rows of windows have been boarded up.

A desk has been left abandoned outside (Edinburgh Live)

The school was built in the 1960s (Edinburgh Live)

The City of Edinburgh Council recommended the closure of the school in 2013 after it saw some of the worst exam results and exclusion rates in Scotland.

However, after protests by pupils and parents it was eventually agreed the school would be replaced by the new Castlebrae Community Campus, which opened in April last year.

Initially, the council planned to keep some parts of the old school operational and a number of council services took up residence in the old building.

But as soon as students were relocated from the old school, it became the victim of an unforeseen campaign of vandalism.

The building is being demolished after a campaign of vandalism (Edinburgh Live)

Police and council security were called out to the site on a number of occasions but said that the size of the old school as well as its location next to greenbelt land meant that they were unable to stop the attacks.

As the vandalism continued to escalate, the council became increasingly concerned about the health and safety risks becoming too high.

They were particularly worried that the attacks would disturb the asbestos in the old building and last summer ordered the demolition of the building, which will reportedly cost up to £750,000.

The council confirmed at the time that they would safely remove all the asbestos in the building before commencing the demolition process.