Kirknewton Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
Kirknewton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 95.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kirknewton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kirknewton 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.
Kirknewton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 155 pupils, an average class size of 22.1 and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.5% in 2024/25, and 10% 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 81% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kirknewton Primary School are Calderwood Primary School (1.3 miles), St Paul's Primary School (1.4 miles), East Calder Primary School (1.6 miles) and Mid Calder Primary School (2.3 miles).
Calderwood Primary SchoolSt Paul's Primary SchoolEast Calder Primary SchoolMid Calder Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirknewton Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Terrace (opposite), 350 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 Kirknewton 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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Kirknewton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kirknewton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kirknewton 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 Kirknewton Primary School?
If you live in Kirknewton 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 Kirknewton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people 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 Kirknewton Primary School?
Kirknewton Primary School is at 21 Station Road, Kirknewton, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH27 8DD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)