Chapelton Primary School, STRATHAVEN
Chapelton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Strathaven.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Chapelton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Chapelton 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 70 pupils, an average class size of 23.3 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 10% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 18.8% 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 106% full.
Chapelton Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Chapelton Primary we aim to provide a high quality education for all to enable every child to become a successful learner, a confident individual, a responsible citizen and an effective contributor to society."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chapelton Primary School are Kirklandpark Primary School (2.3 miles), Wester Overton Primary School (2.3 miles), St Patrick's Primary School (2.5 miles) and Glassford Primary School (2.9 miles).
Kirklandpark Primary SchoolWester Overton Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Primary SchoolGlassford Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Chapelton Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellbrae (opposite), 40 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 Chapelton Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- 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, 1 serious and 0 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 Chapelton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Chapelton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Chapelton 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 Chapelton Primary School?
If you live in Chapelton 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 Chapelton 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, 1 serious and 0 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 Chapelton Primary School?
Chapelton Primary School is at Glasgow Road, Chapelton, STRATHAVEN, STRATHAVEN, ML10 6RS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)