Braehead Primary School, FORTH
Braehead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Forth.
- Attendance
- 95%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Braehead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Braehead 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 38 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 11.9 pupils per teacher.
55% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 58% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Braehead Primary School are Forth Primary School (2.3 miles), Auchengray Primary School (3.2 miles), Carstairs Primary School (3.2 miles) and Carnwath Primary School (3.3 miles).
Forth Primary SchoolAuchengray Primary SchoolCarstairs Primary SchoolCarnwath Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Braehead Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Main Street (opposite), 140 metres away.
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 Braehead Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Braehead Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 Braehead Primary School
What is the catchment area for Braehead Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Braehead 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 Braehead Primary School?
If you live in Braehead 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 Braehead Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Braehead Primary School?
Braehead Primary School is at Carnwath Road, Braehead, FORTH, FORTH, ML11 8EY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)