Cleland Primary School, MOTHERWELL
Cleland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Motherwell.
- Attendance
- 93.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cleland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cleland 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 105 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 14.4 pupils per teacher.
24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.9% in 2024/25, and 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 48% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cleland Primary School are St Mary's Primary School (Cleland) (0.2 miles), St Aidan's Primary School (1 mile), Calderbridge Primary School (1 mile) and Newarthill Primary School (1.4 miles).
St Mary's Primary School (Cleland)St Aidan's Primary SchoolCalderbridge Primary SchoolNewarthill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cleland Rail Station, about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carey Gardens (before), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cleland Primary School are Coltness High School (1.5 miles), St Aidan's High School (1.5 miles) and Brannock High School (1.8 miles).
Coltness High SchoolSt Aidan's High SchoolBrannock High School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cleland Primary School in June 2025.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 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 Cleland Primary School
When was Cleland Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cleland Primary School in June 2025.
What is the catchment area for Cleland Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cleland 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 North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Cleland Primary School?
If you live in Cleland Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Cleland Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cleland Primary School?
Cleland Primary School is at 26 Main Street, Cleland, MOTHERWELL, MOTHERWELL, ML1 5QN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)