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Parkhead Primary School

Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AH

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
393
SEED code
5501628
Local authority
West Lothian
Website
School website
Telephone
01506 871404

About this school

Parkhead Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn. It has 393 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 12 May 2026 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
394
2024
402
2025
393
Pupils per teacher
2023
17.6
2024
18.1
2025
17.4
Average class size
2023
26.3
2024
26.8
2025
26.2
English as an additional language
2023
14
2024
13
2025
33
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
29.5%
2024
23.4%
2025
33.1%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
-
Q2
90 (23%)
Q3
162 (42%)
Q4
133 (35%)
Q5 (least deprived)
-

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Blackburn

Common questions

What kind of school is Parkhead Primary School?
Parkhead Primary School is a primary school in Blackburn.
Has Parkhead Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Parkhead Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How many pupils are at Parkhead Primary School?
Parkhead Primary School has 393 pupils on roll.
Does Parkhead Primary School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 19 July 2026.