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Eastertoun Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Eastertoun Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.

Attendance
92.9%
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Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

Eastertoun Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Eastertoun 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.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 272 pupils, an average class size of 22.7 and 16.4 pupils per teacher.

20% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.

Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 19.8% 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 76% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Eastertoun Primary School are Armadale Primary School (0.3 miles), St Anthony's Primary School (0.5 miles), Southdale Primary School (1.1 miles) and Windyknowe Primary School (1.8 miles).

Armadale Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Primary SchoolSouthdale Primary SchoolWindyknowe Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Armadale (W Lothian) Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Margarets Drive (before), 150 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:West Lothian
Phone:01501 730462
Address:13 Manse Avenue, Armadale, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH48 3HS
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Eastertoun Primary School in June 2024.

  • 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
  • 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
  • 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
  • 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good

HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:5504724

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with Eastertoun Primary School

Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Eastertoun Primary School, with their latest published grades:

  • Eastertoun Nursery School - Nursery, under 0.1 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 4 March 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Armadale Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 0.3 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 17 April 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
  • ABC Tots Ltd - Nursery, 0.3 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 14 August 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
  • Community Playgroups (Armadale) - Pre-school, 0.5 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 24 May 2024: Good in 4 key questions
  • Wee Gems Armadale - Nursery, 1.0 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 25 October 2024: Good in 4 key questions

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Margarets Drive (before)
145m · 2 min walk
Avondale Drive (after)
182m · 3 min walk
Eastertoun Gardens (before)
221m · 4 min walk
Avondale Cres (at)
245m · 4 min walk
Academy Street (opp)
389m · 6 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.

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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Commute and house prices

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Eastertoun Primary School

When was Eastertoun Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Eastertoun Primary School in June 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good.

How many road collisions happen near Eastertoun Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Eastertoun Primary School?

Eastertoun Primary School is at 13 Manse Avenue, Armadale, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH48 3HS.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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