Winchburgh Primary School, WEST LOTHIAN
Winchburgh Primary School is a primary school for pupils in West Lothian.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Winchburgh Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Winchburgh 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.
Winchburgh Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 436 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
13% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 16% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 11.7% 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 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Winchburgh Primary School are Holy Family Primary School (0.6 miles), Hawkhill Primary School (0.7 miles), St Nicholas Primary School (1.5 miles) and Broxburn Primary School (1.5 miles).
Holy Family Primary SchoolHawkhill Primary SchoolSt Nicholas Primary SchoolBroxburn Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Uphall Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Winchburgh Primary School are Winchburgh Academy (0.6 miles), Sinclair Academy (0.6 miles) and Broxburn Academy (1.5 miles).
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 Winchburgh 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)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Winchburgh Primary School
What is the catchment area for Winchburgh Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Winchburgh 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 Winchburgh Primary School?
If you live in Winchburgh 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 Winchburgh Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Winchburgh Primary School?
Winchburgh Primary School is at Glendevon Park, Winchburgh, WEST LOTHIAN, WEST LOTHIAN, EH52 6UE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)