Deanburn Primary School, Bo'ness
Deanburn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bo'ness.
- Attendance
- 94.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Deanburn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Deanburn 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.
Deanburn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 223 pupils, an average class size of 24.8 and 14.8 pupils per teacher.
39% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 16% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.9% in 2024/25, and 15.6% 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 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deanburn Primary School are Kinneil Primary School (0.6 miles), St Mary's RC Primary School (1.1 miles), Bo'ness Public School (1.2 miles) and Grange Primary School (1.5 miles).
Kinneil Primary SchoolSt Mary's RC Primary SchoolBo'ness Public SchoolGrange Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Kinneil (Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway), about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hazeldene Avenue (before), 190 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 Deanburn 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)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 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 Deanburn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Deanburn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Deanburn 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 Falkirk. Falkirk publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Deanburn Primary School?
If you live in Deanburn Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Falkirk will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Falkirk - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Deanburn Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Deanburn Primary School?
Deanburn Primary School is at Hazeldean Avenue, Bo'ness, Bo'ness, EH51 0NS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)