West Lothian
87 schools · 68 primary · 13 secondary · 13 open teaching jobs
West Lothian is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 87 state schools — 68 primary, 13 secondary and 6 special, educating around 27,576 pupils with 1,999 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, West Lothian spent around £7,857 per primary pupil and £8,866 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 95.6% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 55.1% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in West Lothian are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 13 open teaching jobs across West Lothian. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.
Education spending in West Lothian
Gross council expenditure per pupil/place, shown against the Scotland average (2024-25).
Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. A higher figure is typical of rural and island councils, where smaller schools cost more per pupil to run — it does not by itself mean better-resourced classrooms.
School outcomes in West Lothian
How this council's schools compare to the Scotland average (2024-25). Higher is better.
Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Outcomes are council-wide averages and reflect each school's intake and catchment, not just its teaching.
Open teaching jobs across West Lothian
Current vacancies at schools in this council. Applications are handled externally.
Showing 1–13 of 13
Ogilvie Campus · Livingston
Pupil Support Worker - Advanced x 12, Ogilvie School, 505.18 - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLYParkhead Primary School · West Calder
Pupil Support Worker, Parkhead Primary School, 505.14Croftmalloch Primary · Whitburn
Pupil Support Worker - Advanced, Croftmalloch Primary School, 505.15Calderwood Primary School · East Calder
Pupil Support Worker x 2, Calderwood Primary School, 505.10Bellsquarry Primary School · Livingston
Supervisory Assistant, Bellsquarry Primary School, 505.11Springfield Primary School · Linlithgow
Pupil Support Worker, Springfield Primary School, 505.05Linlithgow Bridge Primary · Linlithgow
Pupil Support Worker - Advanced, Linlithgow Bridge School, 504.116Armadale Primary School · Armadale
Early Years Officer, Armadale Primary School, 504.117Williamston Primary School · Livingston
ELC Practitioner x 2, Williamston Primary School, 504.118St Margaret's Academy · Livingston
Pupil Support Worker, St Margarets Academy, 504.119Calderwood Primary School · East Calder
Supervisory Assistant, Calderwood Primary School, 504.103Torphichen Primary School · Torphichen
Early Years Officer, Torphichen Primary School, 504.95 - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLYSeafield Primary School · Seafield
ELC Practitioner, Seafield Primary School, 504.93 - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLYSchools in West Lothian
Calderwood Primary School
West Lothian, West Lothian· EH53 0GU
Armadale Primary School
Armadale, West Lothian· EH48 3JD
Bellsquarry Primary School
Bellsquarry, West Lothian· EH54 9AD
Croftmalloch Primary School
Whitburn, West Lothian· EH47 8HQ
Linlithgow Bridge Primary School
Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian· EH49 7PB
Ogilvie School Campus
Livingston, West Lothian· EH54 8HL
Parkhead Primary School
West Calder, West Lothian· EH55 8AH
Seafield Primary School
Seafield, West Lothian· EH47 7BL
Springfield Primary School
Linlithgow, West Lothian· EH49 7SN