Peel Primary School, LIVINGSTON
Peel Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Livingston.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Peel Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Peel 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 340 pupils, an average class size of 24.3 and 15.7 pupils per teacher.
15% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 13% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
9% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 36% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 20.5% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 76% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Peel Primary School are Harrysmuir Primary School (0.7 miles), Livingston Village Primary School (0.7 miles), Carmondean Primary School (0.8 miles) and Toronto Primary School (0.8 miles).
Harrysmuir Primary SchoolLivingston Village Primary SchoolCarmondean Primary SchoolToronto Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Livingston North Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gavin Place (after), 130 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Peel Primary School are Inveralmond Community High School (0.6 miles), St Margaret's Academy (0.7 miles), Deans Community High School (0.9 miles) and The James Young High School (1.3 miles).
Inveralmond Community High SchoolSt Margaret's AcademyDeans Community High SchoolThe James Young 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 Peel Primary School in August 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Peel Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Peel Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Eliburn Nursery Class - Nursery, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 10 June 2019: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- First Steps Playgroup - Nursery, 0.2 milesCare Inspectorate, 2 May 2024: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
- Fun Little Education - Nursery, 0.6 milesCare Inspectorate, 9 August 2024: Good in 4 key questions
- Wee Gems Livingston Ltd - Nursery, 0.6 milesCare Inspectorate, 9 February 2026: Good in 1 key question, Weak in 2 key questions
- Inveralmond Early Years Centre - Nursery, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 27 February 2023: Good in 4 key questions
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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
Capacity & Demand
New homes granted nearby
Councils granted planning permission for at least 40 new homes within 2 miles of Peel Primary School since October 2023.
Largest schemes
- 40 homes at Site At Former Cedarbank School 1B Cedarbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DRWest Lothian, ref 0267/FUL/24 - granted 2 September 2025, 0.6 miles away
Schemes of 10 or more homes. Only full and outline permissions with the number of homes stated in the application are counted, and applications that may be for the same homes are counted once, so the true figure can be higher. Source: councils' planning registers.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Peel Primary School
When was Peel Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Peel Primary School in August 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good.
How many road collisions happen near Peel Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 Peel Primary School?
Peel Primary School is at Garden Place, Eliburn, LIVINGSTON, LIVINGSTON, EH54 6RA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)