Glassford Primary School, STRATHAVEN
Glassford Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Strathaven.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glassford Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glassford 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 66 pupils, an average class size of 22 and 11.8 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 67% full.
Glassford Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "School Location: The school sits on the edge of Glassford village, looking out over farmland towards Stonehouse and Tinto Hill."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glassford Primary School are Newfield Primary School (1.6 miles), Stonehouse Primary School (1.7 miles), Wester Overton Primary School (1.8 miles) and St Patrick's Primary School (1.9 miles).
Newfield Primary SchoolStonehouse Primary SchoolWester Overton Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Larkhall Rail Station, about 3.4 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Millar Street (before), 110 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Glassford Primary School in June 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Glassford Primary School
May newsletter
13 May 2026
March Newsletter
13 Mar 2026
Parent Consultation Evening
13 Mar 2026
Fusion App / NEC Young Scot Card
25 Feb 2026
School Newsletter - January 2026
26 Jan 2026
Draft Relationships Policy Consultation
26 Jan 2026
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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 Glassford Primary School
When was Glassford Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Glassford Primary School in June 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Glassford Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glassford 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 Glassford Primary School?
If you live in Glassford 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 Glassford 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 Glassford Primary School?
Glassford Primary School is at Alston Street, Glassford, STRATHAVEN, STRATHAVEN, ML10 6TG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)