St Paul's Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
St Paul's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Paul's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Paul'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 Paul's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 159 pupils, an average class size of 22.7 and 13.9 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.4% in 2024/25, and 12.6% 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 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Paul's Primary School are East Calder Primary School (0.5 miles), Calderwood Primary School (0.6 miles), Mid Calder Primary School (1.3 miles) and Kirknewton Primary School (1.4 miles).
East Calder Primary SchoolCalderwood Primary SchoolMid Calder Primary SchoolKirknewton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirknewton Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Calderwood (at), 120 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 Paul's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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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Questions parents ask about St Paul's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Paul's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Paul'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 Paul's Primary School?
If you live in St Paul'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 Paul's Primary School?
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 St Paul's Primary School?
St Paul's Primary School is at 32 Templar Road, East Calder, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH53 0FU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)