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St John The Baptist Primary School

Lanrigg Avenue, Fauldhouse, EH47 9JR

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
168
SEED code
5506824
Local authority
West Lothian
Website
School website
Telephone
01501 770232

About this school

St John The Baptist Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school in Whitburn. It has 168 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 November 2023 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
176
2024
177
2025
168
Pupils per teacher
2023
14.1
2024
14.5
2025
15.1
Average class size
2023
22
2024
25.3
2025
24
English as an additional language
2023
16
2024
16
2025
13
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
20.5%
2024
19.6%
2025
25.9%
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)
80 (48%)
Q2
36 (22%)
Q3
50 (30%)
Q4
-
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 Whitburn

Common questions

What kind of school is St John The Baptist Primary School?
St John The Baptist Primary School is a primary school in Whitburn.
Has St John The Baptist Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected St John The Baptist 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 St John The Baptist Primary School?
St John The Baptist Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.
Does St John The Baptist 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.