Falla Hill Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
Falla Hill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Falla Hill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Falla Hill 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.
Falla Hill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 186 pupils, an average class size of 23.2 and 12.6 pupils per teacher.
41% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 22.6% 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 52% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Falla Hill Primary School are St John The Baptist Primary School (0.2 miles), Longridge Primary School (1.7 miles), Woodmuir Primary School (2.2 miles) and St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) (2.4 miles).
St John The Baptist Primary SchoolLongridge Primary SchoolWoodmuir Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn)
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Fauldhouse Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bridge Street (outside), 200 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 Falla Hill 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- 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: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
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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Questions parents ask about Falla Hill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Falla Hill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Falla Hill 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 Falla Hill Primary School?
If you live in Falla Hill 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 Falla Hill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Falla Hill Primary School?
Falla Hill Primary School is at 11 Harthill Road, Fauldhouse, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH47 9HS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)