St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn), WEST LOTHIAN
St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 92.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) in detail
School in Scotland
St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) 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 Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 210 pupils, an average class size of 23.3 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 27% speak English as an additional language.
27% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.4% in 2024/25, and 26.1% 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 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) are Polkemmet Primary School (0.2 miles), Croftmalloch Primary School (0.5 miles), Whitdale Primary School (0.9 miles) and Longridge Primary School (1.3 miles).
Polkemmet Primary SchoolCroftmalloch 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.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Griffith Drive (after), 200 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) in April 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
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.
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.
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Questions parents ask about St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn)
When was St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) in April 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) 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 (Whitburn)?
If you live in St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn)'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 (Whitburn)?
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. 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 St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn)?
St Joseph's Primary School (Whitburn) is at Gateside Road, Whitburn, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH47 0NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)