Sinclair Academy, WINCHBURGH
Sinclair Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Winchburgh. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sinclair Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Sinclair Academy 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 281 pupils and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
9% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
2% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93% in 2024/25, and 16.9% 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 79% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Sinclair Academy are Winchburgh Academy (under 0.1 miles), Broxburn Academy (1.8 miles), Queensferry Community High School (4 miles) and Inveralmond Community High School (4.6 miles).
Winchburgh AcademyBroxburn AcademyQueensferry Community High SchoolInveralmond Community High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Uphall Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Winchburgh School Campus (at), 40 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Sinclair Academy are Holy Family Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Winchburgh Primary School (0.6 miles) and Hawkhill Primary School (1.1 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; West Lothian publishes both.
Holy Family Primary SchoolWinchburgh Primary SchoolHawkhill Primary School
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 Sinclair Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Sinclair Academy is a secondary level school, in Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland. It is named after Margaret Sinclair, a social and trade union activist.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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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Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Sinclair Academy
What is the catchment area for Sinclair Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sinclair Academy 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 Sinclair Academy?
If you live in Sinclair Academy'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 Sinclair Academy?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in West Lothian is 4 (the median across 88 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sinclair Academy?
Sinclair Academy is at 2 Linlithgow Road, WINCHBURGH, WINCHBURGH, EH52 6FY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)