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St Columba's Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman CatholicNursery class

Philip Avenue, Boghall, BATHGATE, EH48 1NQ · West Lothian

Bathgate’s School Grade A against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
114
September 2025, 8.6 teachers
Average class
19 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
63%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
16%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about St Columba's Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 19 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St Columba's Primary School had 114 pupils in September 2025, with 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13 pupils for each. 16% 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). 44% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 72 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 63% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 32% 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 St Columba's 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 St Columba's 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.

Boghall Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
252 pupils22.9 average class0.3 km away
Balbardie Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
327 pupils19.2 average class1.7 km away
Simpson Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
546 pupils26 average class2.2 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
315 pupils24.2 average class2.3 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 class2.8 km away

St Columba's Primary School: common questions

How good is St Columba's 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 St Columba's Primary School?

114 in September 2025, in classes averaging 19 pupils.

How do I get a place at St Columba's 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. Catholic schools are open to families of any faith or none.

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

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