Burgh Primary School, Rutherglen
Burgh Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Rutherglen.
- Attendance
- 89.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Burgh Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Burgh 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.
Burgh Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 142 pupils, an average class size of 23.7 and 14.8 pupils per teacher.
64% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.1% in 2024/25, and 41.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 48% full.
Burgh Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Burgh Primary School are St Columbkille's Primary School (0.2 miles), Bankhead Primary School (0.7 miles), Toryglen Primary School (0.7 miles) and Riverbank Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Columbkille's Primary SchoolBankhead Primary SchoolToryglen Primary SchoolRiverbank Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rutherglen Rail Station, about 130 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Castle Street (at), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Burgh Primary School are Stonelaw High School (0.9 miles), Trinity High School (1.1 miles) and Cathkin High School (1.7 miles).
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 Burgh 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
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 21
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 13 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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 Burgh Primary School
What is the catchment area for Burgh Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Burgh 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 Burgh Primary School?
If you live in Burgh 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 Burgh Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 7 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Burgh Primary School?
Burgh Primary School is at 19 Victoria Street, Rutherglen, Rutherglen, G73 1DS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)