Bridgend Primary School, LINLITHGOW
Bridgend Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Linlithgow.
- Attendance
- 88.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bridgend Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bridgend 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.
Bridgend Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 22 pupils, an average class size of 11 and 6.5 pupils per teacher.
77% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 88.6% in 2024/25, and 46.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 19% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bridgend Primary School are Holy Family Primary School (2.1 miles), Springfield Primary School (2.2 miles), Uphall Primary School (2.3 miles) and Kirkhill Primary School (2.4 miles).
Holy Family Primary SchoolSpringfield Primary SchoolUphall Primary SchoolKirkhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Linlithgow Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Turning Circle (at), 40 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 Bridgend 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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 Bridgend Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bridgend Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bridgend 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 Bridgend Primary School?
If you live in Bridgend 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 Bridgend Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 Bridgend Primary School?
Bridgend Primary School is at Auldhill Road, Bridgend, LINLITHGOW, LINLITHGOW, EH49 6NZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)