Broxburn Academy, WEST LOTHIAN
Broxburn Academy is a secondary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 87.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Broxburn Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Broxburn 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 819 pupils and 12.9 pupils per teacher.
18% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 87.1% in 2024/25, and 38.1% 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 66% full.
93% 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.
Broxburn Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Broxburn Academy is a community in which everyone feels safe, valued and respected. Our core values of inclusion, integrity and respect are at the heart of everything that we do. High quality teaching promotes high quality learning which ensures that our pupils are nurtured, empowered and supported to achieve their best."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include debating and Duke of Edinburgh.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Broxburn Academy are Winchburgh Academy (1.8 miles), Sinclair Academy (1.8 miles), Inveralmond Community High School (2.8 miles) and Deans Community High School (3.2 miles).
Winchburgh AcademySinclair AcademyInveralmond Community High SchoolDeans Community High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Uphall Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broxburn Academy (opposite), 180 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Broxburn Academy are Kirkhill Primary School (0.2 miles), Broxburn Primary School (0.5 miles), St Nicholas Primary School (0.6 miles) and Uphall Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; West Lothian publishes both.
Kirkhill Primary SchoolBroxburn Primary SchoolSt Nicholas Primary SchoolUphall 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 Broxburn Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Broxburn Academy is a secondary school in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland.
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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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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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.
Commute and house prices
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Broxburn Academy
What is the catchment area for Broxburn Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Broxburn 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 Broxburn Academy?
If you live in Broxburn 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 Broxburn Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Broxburn Academy?
Broxburn Academy is at Cardross Road, Broxburn, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH52 6AG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)