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Boghall Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, BATHGATE, EH48 1JB · West Lothian

Bathgate’s School Grade A against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
252
September 2025, 17.5 teachers
Average class
22.9 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
44%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
15%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Boghall Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 22.9 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Boghall Primary School had 252 pupils in September 2025, with 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 15% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 33% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 111 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 44% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 9% are learning English as an additional language.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Boghall Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Boghall Primary School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

St Columba's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
114 pupils19 average class0.3 km away
Balbardie Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
327 pupils19.2 average class1.9 km away
Simpson Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
546 pupils26 average class2.3 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
315 pupils24.2 average class2.5 km away
Murrayfield Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
183 pupils22.9 average class2.6 km away
Seafield Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
105 pupils21 average class2.7 km away

Boghall Primary School: common questions

How good is Boghall Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Boghall Primary School?

252 in September 2025, in classes averaging 22.9 pupils.

How do I get a place at Boghall Primary School?

Through West Lothian council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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