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St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow), WEST LOTHIAN

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Roman Catholic

St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow) is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.

Attendance
96.3%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow) in detail

School in Scotland

St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow) 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 92 pupils, an average class size of 18.4 and 13.9 pupils per teacher.

26% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 25% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 39% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 96.3% in 2024/25.

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 55% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow) are Linlithgow Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Linlithgow Bridge Primary School (0.6 miles), Low Port Primary School (0.7 miles) and Springfield Primary School (1.2 miles).

Linlithgow Primary SchoolLinlithgow Bridge Primary SchoolLow Port Primary SchoolSpringfield Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Linlithgow Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Linlithgow Primary School (at), 100 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:West Lothian
Phone:01506 842578
Address:Preston Road, Linlithgow, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH49 6HB
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)'s reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5507324

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Train Stations

Linlithgow Rail Station
1.0km · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Linlithgow Primary School (at)
95m · 2 min walk
Union Road (opp)
253m · 4 min walk
Linlithgow Academy (at)
288m · 5 min walk
West Port (Westbound)
365m · 6 min walk
Deanburn Park (at)
389m · 6 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

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, 1 serious and 3 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

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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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)

What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow) 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 Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)?

If you live in St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)'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 Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)?

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, 1 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow)?

St Joseph's Primary School (Linlithgow) is at Preston Road, Linlithgow, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH49 6HB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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