Blackburn Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
Blackburn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 89.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Blackburn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Blackburn 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.
Blackburn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 97 pupils, an average class size of 13.9 and 6.6 pupils per teacher.
43% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 63% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.4% in 2024/25, and 32.3% 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 48% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blackburn Primary School are Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School (0.2 miles), Murrayfield Primary School (0.4 miles), Simpson Primary School (0.7 miles) and Seafield Primary School (1.6 miles).
Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary SchoolMurrayfield Primary SchoolSimpson Primary SchoolSeafield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bathgate Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Riddochhill Road (before), 330 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Blackburn Primary School are St Kentigern's Academy (0.5 miles) and Bathgate Academy (1.6 miles).
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 Blackburn Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 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 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Blackburn Primary School
Questions parents ask about Blackburn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Blackburn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Blackburn 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 Blackburn Primary School?
If you live in Blackburn 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 Blackburn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 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 Blackburn Primary School?
Blackburn Primary School is at Riddochhill Road, Blackburn, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH47 7HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)