Hareleeshill Primary School, Larkhall
Hareleeshill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Larkhall.
- Attendance
- 88.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hareleeshill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hareleeshill 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.
Hareleeshill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 132 pupils, an average class size of 12 and 7.1 pupils per teacher.
65% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 78% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 88.9% in 2024/25, and 41.5% 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 57% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hareleeshill Primary School are Machanhill Primary School (0.5 miles), Craigbank Primary School (0.5 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Larkhall) (0.9 miles) and Dalserf Primary School (1 mile).
Machanhill Primary SchoolCraigbank Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Larkhall)Dalserf Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Larkhall Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Howie Street (after), 170 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 Hareleeshill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Hareleeshill Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hareleeshill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hareleeshill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Hareleeshill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hareleeshill 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 Hareleeshill Primary School?
If you live in Hareleeshill 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 Hareleeshill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 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 Hareleeshill Primary School?
Hareleeshill Primary School is at Myrtle Lane, Larkhall, Larkhall, ML9 2RQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)