St Columba's Primary School, BATHGATE
St Columba's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bathgate. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Columba's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Columba's 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.
St Columba's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 114 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 13.3 pupils per teacher.
44% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 63% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 32% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.2% in 2024/25, and 23.3% 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 66% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Columba's Primary School are Boghall Primary School (0.2 miles), Balbardie Primary School (1.1 miles), Simpson Primary School (1.4 miles) and St Mary's Primary School (1.4 miles).
Boghall Primary SchoolBalbardie Primary SchoolSimpson Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bathgate Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elm Road (after), 70 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 St Columba's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 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 St Columba's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Columba's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Columba's 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 St Columba's Primary School?
If you live in St Columba's 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 St Columba's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 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 St Columba's Primary School?
St Columba's Primary School is at Philip Avenue, Boghall, BATHGATE, BATHGATE, EH48 1NQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)