Polkemmet Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
Polkemmet Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 88.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Polkemmet Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Polkemmet 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.
Polkemmet Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 158 pupils, an average class size of 19.8 and 11.5 pupils per teacher.
38% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
36% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.2% in 2024/25, and 39.8% 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 52% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Polkemmet Primary School are St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) (0.2 miles), Croftmalloch Primary School (0.3 miles), Whitdale Primary School (0.7 miles) and Longridge Primary School (1.3 miles).
St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn)Croftmalloch Primary SchoolWhitdale Primary SchoolLongridge Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Armadale Railway Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brown Street (after), 110 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 Polkemmet Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Polkemmet Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Polkemmet Primary School
Questions parents ask about Polkemmet Primary School
What is the catchment area for Polkemmet Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Polkemmet 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 Polkemmet Primary School?
If you live in Polkemmet 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 Polkemmet Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Polkemmet Primary School?
Polkemmet Primary School is at The Avenue, Whitburn, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH47 0BX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)