Berryhill Primary School, WISHAW
Berryhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wishaw.
- Attendance
- 89.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Berryhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Berryhill 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.
Berryhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 218 pupils, an average class size of 19.8 and 14 pupils per teacher.
51% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 56% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 19% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.3% in 2024/25, and 32.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Berryhill Primary School are Netherton Primary School (0.6 miles), St Thomas' Primary School (0.8 miles), Muirhouse Primary School (0.9 miles) and St Brendan's Primary School (0.9 miles).
Netherton Primary SchoolSt Thomas' Primary SchoolMuirhouse Primary SchoolSt Brendan's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shieldmuir Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glasgow Road (before), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Berryhill Primary School are St Aidan's High School (1 mile), Our Lady's High School - Motherwell (1.3 miles) and Coltness High School (1.5 miles).
St Aidan's High SchoolOur Lady's High School - MotherwellColtness 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 Berryhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 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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Berryhill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Berryhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Berryhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Berryhill 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 North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Berryhill Primary School?
If you live in Berryhill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Berryhill 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: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Berryhill Primary School?
Berryhill Primary School is at Hillcrest Avenue, Craigneuk, WISHAW, WISHAW, ML2 7RB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)