Carnwath Primary School, LANARK
Carnwath Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Lanark.
- Attendance
- 94.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carnwath Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Carnwath 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.
Carnwath Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 124 pupils, an average class size of 20.7 and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
29% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 14.6% 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 42% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carnwath Primary School are Carstairs Junction Primary School (2 miles), Carstairs Primary School (2.7 miles), Libberton Primary School (3.3 miles) and Braehead Primary School (3.3 miles).
Carstairs Junction Primary SchoolCarstairs Primary SchoolLibberton Primary SchoolBraehead Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carstairs Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Caldwell Terrace (before), 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 Carnwath Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Carnwath Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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 Carnwath Primary School
What is the catchment area for Carnwath Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Carnwath 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 Carnwath Primary School?
If you live in Carnwath 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 Carnwath 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, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Carnwath Primary School?
Carnwath Primary School is at White Craw Court, Carnwath, LANARK, LANARK, ML11 8GZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)