Schools in the West Lothian council area
West Lothian has 87 schools listed on OfferDay across 7 towns.
68 primary schools · 13 secondary schools · 6 special and alternative provision schools
About schools in West Lothian
West Lothian lists 87 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 13 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another six schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.
Education Scotland inspects the schools listed here. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.
Recently inspected in West Lothian
The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.
- Balbardie Primary School Education Scotland, 19 May 2026
- St Margaret's Academy Education Scotland, 19 May 2026
- Parkhead Primary School Education Scotland, 12 May 2026
- Harrysmuir Primary School Education Scotland, 20 January 2026
- Dedridge Primary School Education Scotland, 7 October 2025
- Peel Primary School Education Scotland, 19 August 2025
- St Mary's RC Primary School Education Scotland, 17 June 2025
- Longridge Primary School Education Scotland, 17 June 2025
- Stoneyburn Primary School Education Scotland, 1 April 2025
- Beatlie School Campus Education Scotland, 18 March 2025
- Simpson Primary School Education Scotland, 21 January 2025
- Howden St Andrew's Primary School Education Scotland, 1 October 2024
Schools by town
The count beside each town is the number of its schools under West Lothian.
Common questions about schools in West Lothian
- How many schools does West Lothian have?
- OfferDay lists 87 schools in West Lothian, including 68 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in West Lothian?
- Schools in West Lothian are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.
- How are schools in West Lothian ranked?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in West Lothian. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.
- How many towns are in the West Lothian council area?
- OfferDay groups the West Lothian schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the council area is reachable.
School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 19 July 2026.