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St Thomas' Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman Catholic

Church Street, Addiewell, WEST CALDER, EH55 8PG · West Lothian · near West Calder

West Calder’s School Grade A+ against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
26
September 2025, 2.8 teachers
Average class
13 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
62%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
65%
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 Thomas' Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 13 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St Thomas' Primary School had 26 pupils in September 2025, with 2.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9 pupils for each. 65% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 16 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 62% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

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

Nearby

Schools near St Thomas' 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 Thomas' 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.

Addiewell Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
109 pupils18.2 average class0 km away
Stoneyburn Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
83 pupils16.6 average class0.8 km away
Our Lady's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
47 pupils15.7 average class1.1 km away
Woodmuir Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
17 pupils17 average class2.7 km away
Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
146 pupils24.3 average class3.5 km away
Parkhead Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
393 pupils26.2 average class3.5 km away

St Thomas' Primary School: common questions

How good is St Thomas' 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 Thomas' Primary School?

26 in September 2025, in classes averaging 13 pupils.

How do I get a place at St Thomas' 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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