Bellsquarry Primary School, LIVINGSTON
Bellsquarry Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Livingston.
- Attendance
- 94.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bellsquarry Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bellsquarry 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.
Bellsquarry Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 198 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 15.3 pupils per teacher.
22% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.2% in 2024/25, and 13.5% 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.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bellsquarry Primary School are Williamston Primary School (1.1 miles), St Mary's RC Primary School (1.2 miles), Bankton Primary School (1.2 miles) and Livingston Village Primary School (1.4 miles).
Williamston Primary SchoolSt Mary's RC Primary SchoolBankton Primary SchoolLivingston Village Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Livingston South Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newpark Roundabout (after), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bellsquarry Primary School are The James Young High School (1 mile), St Margaret's Academy (1.5 miles) and West Calder High School (1.6 miles).
The James Young High SchoolSt Margaret's AcademyWest Calder 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 Bellsquarry 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Bellsquarry Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bellsquarry Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bellsquarry 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 Bellsquarry Primary School?
If you live in Bellsquarry 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 Bellsquarry Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Bellsquarry Primary School?
Bellsquarry Primary School is at 52 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, LIVINGSTON, LIVINGSTON, EH54 9AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)