Glenlee Primary School, HAMILTON
Glenlee Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Hamilton.
- Attendance
- 91.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glenlee Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glenlee 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.
Glenlee Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 294 pupils, an average class size of 26.7 and 17 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.9% in 2024/25, and 30.1% 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 74% full.
Glenlee Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We have a big, busy and vibrant school where there are lots of exciting opportunities for our pupils to learn and play together. We pride ourselves in our strong play pedagogy across our P1-P3 classes. Click here to access videos and news of our Play Pedagogy at Glenlee! Play pedagogy is the foundation of our approaches at Glenlee."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glenlee Primary School are St Cuthbert's Primary School (0.1 miles), Beckford Primary School (0.6 miles), St Paul's Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Ninian's Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Cuthbert's Primary SchoolBeckford Primary SchoolSt Paul's Primary SchoolSt Ninian's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hamilton West Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenfield Road (near), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Glenlee Primary School are St John Ogilvie High School (0.3 miles), Holy Cross High School (0.7 miles), Calderside Academy (1 mile) and Hamilton Grammar School (1.3 miles).
St John Ogilvie High SchoolHoly Cross High SchoolCalderside AcademyHamilton Grammar School
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 Glenlee Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 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 Glenlee Primary School
What is the catchment area for Glenlee Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glenlee 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 Glenlee Primary School?
If you live in Glenlee 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 Glenlee Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Glenlee Primary School?
Glenlee Primary School is at Anderson Street, Burnbank, HAMILTON, HAMILTON, ML3 0QL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)