Bankhead Primary School, RUTHERGLEN
Bankhead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Rutherglen.
- Attendance
- 91.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bankhead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bankhead 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.
Bankhead Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 311 pupils, an average class size of 25.9 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 14% speak English as an additional language.
29% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 31.7% 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 79% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bankhead Primary School are Toryglen Primary School (0.3 miles), St Brigid's Primary School (0.5 miles), St Columbkille's Primary School (0.5 miles) and King's Park Primary School (0.6 miles).
Toryglen Primary SchoolSt Brigid's Primary SchoolSt Columbkille's Primary SchoolKing's Park Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croftfoot Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cityford Drive (opposite), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bankhead Primary School are King's Park Secondary School (1.1 miles), Stonelaw High School (1.1 miles), St Margaret Mary's Secondary School (1.5 miles) and Castlemilk High School (1.5 miles).
King's Park Secondary SchoolStonelaw High SchoolSt Margaret Mary's Secondary SchoolCastlemilk 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 Bankhead Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Bankhead Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bankhead Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bankhead 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 Bankhead Primary School?
If you live in Bankhead 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 Bankhead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Bankhead Primary School?
Bankhead Primary School is at Bankhead Road, RUTHERGLEN, RUTHERGLEN, G73 2BQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)