Auchinraith Primary School, Blantyre
Auchinraith Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Blantyre.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Auchinraith Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Auchinraith Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Auchinraith Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 279 pupils, an average class size of 19.9 and 13.7 pupils per teacher.
63% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 24.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 77% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Auchinraith Primary School are St Joseph's Primary School (0.4 miles), St Blane's Primary School (0.5 miles), High Blantyre Primary School (0.6 miles) and David Livingstone Memorial Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Joseph's Primary SchoolSt Blane's Primary SchoolHigh Blantyre Primary SchoolDavid Livingstone Memorial Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Blantyre Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Street (at), 250 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Auchinraith Primary School are Calderside Academy (0.1 miles), St John Ogilvie High School (1 mile) and Holy Cross High School (1.5 miles).
Calderside AcademySt John Ogilvie High SchoolHoly Cross High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Auchinraith Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Auchinraith Primary School
What is the catchment area for Auchinraith Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Auchinraith Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Auchinraith Primary School?
If you live in Auchinraith Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and South Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Auchinraith Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Auchinraith Primary School?
Auchinraith Primary School is at Victoria Street, Blantyre, Blantyre, G72 0BF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)