Bathgate Academy, WEST LOTHIAN
Bathgate Academy is a secondary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 85.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bathgate Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Bathgate Academy 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 1216 pupils and 14.4 pupils per teacher.
17% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
17% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 18% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 85.9% in 2024/25, and 42.8% 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 99% full.
95% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Bathgate Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Bathgate Academy is a non-denominational comprehensive secondary school serving the areas of Bathgate, Boghall, Blackburn and surrounding areas. The school aims to provide a secure, supportive and challenging environment based on mutual respect where staff and pupils develop their skills to the highest level."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Bathgate Academy are St Kentigern's Academy (2.1 miles), Deans Community High School (2.5 miles), Whitburn Academy (3.3 miles) and St Margaret's Academy (3.6 miles).
St Kentigern's AcademyDeans Community High SchoolWhitburn AcademySt Margaret's Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bathgate Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Phillip Avenue (before), 160 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Bathgate Academy are St Columba's Primary School (0.3 miles), Boghall Primary School (0.3 miles), Balbardie Primary School (1 mile) and Simpson Primary School (1.1 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; West Lothian publishes both.
St Columba's Primary SchoolBoghall Primary SchoolBalbardie Primary SchoolSimpson Primary 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 Bathgate Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Bathgate Academy is a mixed secondary school in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, also serving the nearby town of Blackburn.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
3 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.
Commute and house prices
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Bathgate Academy
What is the catchment area for Bathgate Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bathgate Academy 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 Bathgate Academy?
If you live in Bathgate Academy'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 Bathgate Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 3 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 Bathgate Academy?
Bathgate Academy is at Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH48 1LF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)