Forth Primary School, Forth
Forth Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Forth.
- Attendance
- 90.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Forth Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Forth 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.
Forth Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 169 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 17.8 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
24% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 30.2% 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 57% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Forth Primary School are Braehead Primary School (2.3 miles), Auchengray Primary School (3.2 miles), Falla Hill Primary School (4.2 miles) and St John The Baptist Primary School (4.3 miles).
Braehead Primary SchoolAuchengray Primary SchoolFalla Hill Primary SchoolSt John The Baptist Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Forth Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carmuir (at), 60 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 Forth 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
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 Forth Primary School
What is the catchment area for Forth Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Forth 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 Forth Primary School?
If you live in Forth 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 Forth Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Forth Primary School?
Forth Primary School is at Main Street, Forth, Forth, ML11 8AE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)