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Simpson Primary School

Leyland Road, Wester Inch, EH48 2TH

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
546
SEED code
5502420
Local authority
West Lothian
Website
School website
Telephone
01506 656371

About this school

Simpson Primary School is a primary school in Bathgate. It has 546 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 21 January 2025 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
627
2024
602
2025
546
Pupils per teacher
2023
18.8
2024
19
2025
17
Average class size
2023
28.5
2024
27.4
2025
26
English as an additional language
2023
47
2024
39
2025
19
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
6.4%
2024
6.6%
2025
-
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
-
Q3
25 (5%)
Q4
333 (63%)
Q5 (least deprived)
174 (33%)

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 Bathgate

Common questions

What kind of school is Simpson Primary School?
Simpson Primary School is a primary school in Bathgate.
Has Simpson Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Simpson 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 Simpson Primary School?
Simpson Primary School has 546 pupils on roll.
Does Simpson 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 10 July 2026.