Bankton Primary School, LIVINGSTON
Bankton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Livingston.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bankton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bankton 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.
Bankton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 323 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 16.5 pupils per teacher.
25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 30% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 15% speak English as an additional language.
19% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 16% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 18.2% 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 73% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bankton Primary School are St Ninian's Primary School (0.3 miles), Dedridge Primary School (0.3 miles), Williamston Primary School (0.4 miles) and Howden St Andrew's Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Ninian's Primary SchoolDedridge Primary SchoolWilliamston Primary SchoolHowden St Andrew's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Livingston South Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Herald Rise, 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bankton Primary School are The James Young High School (0.3 miles), St Margaret's Academy (0.8 miles) and Inveralmond Community High School (1.4 miles).
The James Young High SchoolSt Margaret's AcademyInveralmond Community High School
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 Bankton Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 4 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 counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Bankton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bankton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bankton Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to West Lothian. West Lothian publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Bankton Primary School?
If you live in Bankton Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and West Lothian will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to West Lothian - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Bankton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 4 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 Bankton Primary School?
Bankton Primary School is at Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, LIVINGSTON, LIVINGSTON, EH54 6JL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)