Low Port Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
Low Port Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 96.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Low Port Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Low Port 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 194 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
23% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 96.4% in 2024/25, and 5% 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 good (A); the school was 99% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Low Port Primary School are Springfield Primary School (0.6 miles), St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow) (0.7 miles), Linlithgow Primary School (0.7 miles) and Linlithgow Bridge Primary School (1 mile).
Springfield Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)Linlithgow Primary SchoolLinlithgow Bridge Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Linlithgow Rail Station, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tesco (at), 140 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 Low Port Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
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.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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 Low Port Primary School
What is the catchment area for Low Port Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Low Port 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 Low Port Primary School?
If you live in Low Port 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 Low Port 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. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Low Port Primary School?
Low Port Primary School is at Blackness Road, Linlithgow, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH49 7HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)