Chatelherault Primary School, Hamilton
Chatelherault Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Hamilton.
- Attendance
- 93.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Chatelherault Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Chatelherault 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.
Chatelherault Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 223 pupils, an average class size of 14.9 and 10 pupils per teacher.
25% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
20% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 46% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.4% in 2024/25, and 21.9% 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 56% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chatelherault Primary School are Woodside Primary School (0.4 miles), Our Lady and St Anne's Primary School (0.4 miles), St John's Primary School (Hamilton) (0.6 miles) and St Elizabeth's Primary School (0.7 miles).
Woodside Primary SchoolOur Lady and St Anne's Primary SchoolSt John's Primary School (Hamilton)St Elizabeth's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hamilton Central Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Covanburn Avenue (opposite), 210 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Chatelherault Primary School are Hamilton Grammar School (0.7 miles) and Holy Cross High School (1.5 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 Chatelherault 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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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 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 Chatelherault Primary School
What is the catchment area for Chatelherault Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Chatelherault 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 Chatelherault Primary School?
If you live in Chatelherault 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 Chatelherault Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 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 Chatelherault Primary School?
Chatelherault Primary School is at Silvertonhill Avenue, Hamilton, Hamilton, ML3 7NT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)