Armadale Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
Armadale Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 91.4%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Armadale Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Armadale Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Armadale Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 290 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 13.3 pupils per teacher.
41% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
23% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.4% in 2024/25, and 29.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Armadale Primary School are St Anthony's Primary School (0.2 miles), Eastertoun Primary School (0.3 miles), Southdale Primary School (0.9 miles) and Windyknowe Primary School (1.5 miles).
St Anthony's Primary SchoolEastertoun Primary SchoolSouthdale Primary SchoolWindyknowe Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Armadale (W Lothian) Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Academy Street (before), 120 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Armadale Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Armadale Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Armadale Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Armadale Primary School Nursery - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 17 April 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
- ABC Tots Ltd - Nursery, 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 14 August 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Community Playgroups (Armadale) - Pre-school, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 24 May 2024: Good in 4 key questions
- Eastertoun Nursery School - Nursery, 0.3 milesCare Inspectorate, 4 March 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Wee Gems Armadale - Nursery, 0.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 25 October 2024: Good in 4 key questions
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Lothian is 4 (the median across 88 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Armadale Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Armadale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Lothian is 4 (the median across 88 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Armadale Primary School?
Armadale Primary School is at Academy Street, Armadale, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH48 3JD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)