Beckford Primary School, Hamilton
Beckford Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Hamilton.
- Attendance
- 91%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Beckford Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Beckford 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 131 pupils, an average class size of 21.8 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
37% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 31.8% 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 50% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Beckford Primary School are St Paul's Primary School (0.3 miles), Glenlee Primary School (0.6 miles), St Cuthbert's Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Mary's Primary School (Hamilton) (0.8 miles).
St Paul's Primary SchoolGlenlee Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Hamilton)
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hamilton West Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dunbar Street (near), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Beckford Primary School are Holy Cross High School (0.2 miles), St John Ogilvie High School (0.8 miles), Hamilton Grammar School (0.9 miles) and Calderside Academy (1.4 miles).
Holy Cross High SchoolSt John Ogilvie High SchoolHamilton Grammar SchoolCalderside Academy
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 Beckford Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Beckford Primary School
What is the catchment area for Beckford Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Beckford 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 Beckford Primary School?
If you live in Beckford 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 Beckford Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Beckford Primary School?
Beckford Primary School is at Auchinraith Avenue, Hamilton, Hamilton, ML3 0JQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)