Meldrum Primary School, LIVINGSTON
Meldrum Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Livingston.
- Attendance
- 93.4%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Meldrum Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Meldrum 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 141 pupils, an average class size of 20.1 and 14 pupils per teacher.
37% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 12% speak English as an additional language.
21% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 24% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.4% in 2024/25, and 17.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 60% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Meldrum Primary School are St John Ogilvie Primary School (0.4 miles), Deans Primary School (0.4 miles), Carmondean Primary School (0.8 miles) and Peel Primary School (1.3 miles).
St John Ogilvie Primary SchoolDeans Primary SchoolCarmondean Primary SchoolPeel Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Livingston North Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Meldrum Primary School (at), 130 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 Meldrum Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Meldrum Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Meldrum Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Woodlands Nursery School - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 25 October 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
- Deans Primary School Nursery Class - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 12 December 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
- Wee Gems Livingston Ltd - Nursery, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 9 February 2026: Good in 1 key question, Weak in 2 key questions
- Carmondean Primary School Nursery - Nursery, 0.8 milesCare Inspectorate, 31 March 2025: Good in 4 key questions
- First Steps Playgroup - Nursery, 1.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 2 May 2024: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Meldrum Primary School
Questions parents ask about Meldrum Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Meldrum Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Meldrum Primary School?
Meldrum Primary School is at Westwood Park, Deans, LIVINGSTON, LIVINGSTON, EH54 8NW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)