Proposal to Review Admission Arrangements as a Result of Alteration to Non-Denominational Primary School catchment areas

Proposal

West Lothian Council's Education Executive at its meeting on 20 June 2023, authorised Education Services to commence statutory consultation on the proposal to: Review of Admission Arrangements as a Result of Alteration to Non-Denominational Primary School catchment areas of: Mid Calder PS, East Calder PS, Williamston PS, Parkhead PS, Addiewell PS, Woodmuir PS, Stoneyburn PS, Fallahill PS.

Statutory Consultation

In terms of the Schools (Consultation)(Scotland) Act 2010 (the Act), any proposed changes to a school estate in this case creation of a new education establishment and review of admission arrangements arising from school catchment area variations, requires Statutory Public Consultation.

The Consultation involves the parents/carers/children and staff of Mid Calder PS, East Calder PS, Williamston PS, Parkhead PS, Addiewell PS, Woodmuir PS, Stoneyburn PS, Fallahill PS as well as all other key stakeholders associated with the schools and statutory consultees as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Act.

Consultation Paper

The consultation document outlining the proposal is available here:  Proposal to Review Admission Arrangements at Non-Denominational Primary Schools in South West Lothian (PDF) [524KB] (opens new window)

Education Executive paper showing catchment maps (pages 20-36): Coins Report - Item 10 - Review of Non-Denom Primary Catchments in south West Lothian (opens new window)

Consultation Period

The public consultation period relating to the proposal ran from Monday 21st August until Friday 6th October 2023.  

A public meeting to discuss the consultation document was held on:  Monday 2nd October 2023, at 7pm Venue: West Calder High School.

Report on the Consultation

The following report details the findings of the public consultation period including the report from Education Scotland -  Review of Non-Denominational Primary Catchments at Primary Schools South (PDF) [727KB] (opens new window)

Decision

West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 12 March 2024.  For more information see the Education Executive report on WLC Coins: Coins Report - Primary Schools in South West Lothian (opens new window)