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Parkhead Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Harburn Road, West Calder, WEST LOTHIAN EH55 8AH · parkheadprimary.westlothian.org.uk · 01506 871404
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Overview
- Pupils
- 393
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- West Lothian
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 40 places
- Teachers
- 22.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Average class size
- 26.2
- Additional support needs
- 143 pupils (36%)
- English as an additional language
- 33 pupils (8%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (272 pupils)
- P6 and older33.1% (40 pupils)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 25 January 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 5 (very good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 25 Jan 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 5 · Very good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 22 Jan 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 40
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |