Carluke Primary School, Carluke
Carluke Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Carluke.
- Attendance
- 91.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carluke Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Carluke 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.
Carluke Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 210 pupils, an average class size of 19.1 and 7.6 pupils per teacher.
45% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 29% 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 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carluke Primary School are High Mill Primary School (0.2 miles), St Athanasius' Primary School (0.5 miles), Kirkton Primary School (0.6 miles) and Crawforddyke Primary School (0.8 miles).
High Mill Primary SchoolSt Athanasius' Primary SchoolKirkton Primary SchoolCrawforddyke Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carluke Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belstane Mews (at), 100 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 Carluke Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Carluke Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 Carluke Primary School
What is the catchment area for Carluke Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Carluke 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 Carluke Primary School?
If you live in Carluke 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 Carluke Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 Carluke Primary School?
Carluke Primary School is at Belstane Road, Carluke, Carluke, ML8 4BG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)