Proposal to Review Non-Denominational Primary School Catchments at Armadale PS, Eastertoun PS, Southdale PS, Blackridge PS, Windyknowe PS, Westfield PS and Polkemmet PS

Proposal

West Lothian Council's Education Executive at its meeting on 07 May 2024 authorised Education Services to commence statutory consultation on the proposal to alter the non-denominational primary school catchment areas of:

• Armadale Primary School
• Eastertoun Primary School
• Southdale Primary School
• Blackridge Primary School
• Windyknowe Primary School
• Westfield Primary School
• Polkemmet Primary School

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, review of admission arrangements arising from school catchment area variations and closure of a school requires Statutory Public Consultation.

The Consultation involves all key stakeholders and statutory consultees as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Act, this includes parents/carers/children and staff of Armadale PS, Eastertoun PS, Southdale PS, Blackridge PS, Windyknowe PS, Westfield PS and Polkemmet PS.
 

Consultation Paper

The consultation document outlining the proposal is available here:  Proposal to Review Non-Denominational Primary School Catchments in Armadale (PDF) [519KB] (opens new window)

Maps of the proposed changes can be found here: Coins Report - Item 6 - Review of Non-Denom Primary Catchments in Armadale (opens new window)

Consultation Period

The consultation period was from Monday 13 May 2024 until Friday 28 June 2024.  This timescale adheres to the statutory consultation period for such circumstances which is a minimum of 6 consecutive weeks and include at least 30 school days. A public meeting to discuss the consultation document will was held at:

• Armadale Academy |  Monday 3 June 2024  |  Time: 7-8pm

Report on the Consultation

The following reports detail the findings of the public consultation period including the report from Education Scotland:

Education Scotland report on proposal to review Non-Denominational Primary School Catchments at Armadale PS, Eastertoun PS, Southdale PS, Blackridge PS, Windyknowe PS, Westfield PS and Polkemmet PS (PDF) [84KB] (opens new window)

Final report on proposal to review Non-Denominational Primary School Catchments at Armadale PS, Eastertoun PS, Southdale PS, Blackridge PS, Windyknowe PS, Westfield PS and Polkemmet PS (PDF) [675KB] (opens new window)

Decision

A decision was made by West Lothian Council Education Executive on 5 November 2024. For more information see the Education Executive report on WLC Coins: Coins Report - Armadale, Eastertoun, Southdale, Blackridge, Windyknowe, Westfield and Polkemmet PS (opens new window)