Howden St Andrew's Primary School, LIVINGSTON
Howden St Andrew's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Livingston. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Howden St Andrew's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Howden St Andrew's 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.
Howden St Andrew's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 267 pupils, an average class size of 24.3 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
22% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 33% speak English as an additional language.
22% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.8% in 2024/25, and 33.6% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Howden St Andrew's Primary School are Toronto Primary School (0.1 miles), Riverside Primary School (0.6 miles), Harrysmuir Primary School (0.7 miles) and Dedridge Primary School (0.7 miles).
Toronto Primary SchoolRiverside Primary SchoolHarrysmuir Primary SchoolDedridge Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Livingston North Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Labrador Avenue (after), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Howden St Andrew's Primary School are St Margaret's Academy (0.5 miles), Inveralmond Community High School (0.6 miles), The James Young High School (0.9 miles) and Deans Community High School (1.8 miles).
St Margaret's AcademyInveralmond Community High SchoolThe James Young High SchoolDeans Community High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Howden St Andrew's Primary School in October 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
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 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 Howden St Andrew's Primary School
When was Howden St Andrew's Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Howden St Andrew's Primary School in October 2024.
What is the catchment area for Howden St Andrew's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Howden St Andrew's 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 Howden St Andrew's Primary School?
If you live in Howden St Andrew's 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 Howden St Andrew's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 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 Howden St Andrew's Primary School?
Howden St Andrew's Primary School is at Kingsport Avenue, Howden East, LIVINGSTON, LIVINGSTON, EH54 6BA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)