Keir Hardie Memorial Primary, MOTHERWELL
Keir Hardie Memorial Primary is a primary school for pupils in Motherwell.
- Attendance
- 90.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Keir Hardie Memorial Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Keir Hardie Memorial Primary 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.
Keir Hardie Memorial Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 212 pupils, an average class size of 23.6 and 18 pupils per teacher.
28% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.9% in 2024/25, and 27.7% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 98% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Keir Hardie Memorial Primary are St Teresa's Primary School (0.2 miles), Newarthill Primary School (0.5 miles), Our Lady & St Francis Primary School (0.5 miles) and Holytown Primary School (0.6 miles).
St Teresa's Primary SchoolNewarthill Primary SchoolOur Lady & St Francis Primary SchoolHolytown Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carfin Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kilbreck Lane (at), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Keir Hardie Memorial Primary are Brannock High School (0.3 miles) and Taylor High School (0.7 miles).
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 Keir Hardie Memorial Primary in February 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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
- 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.
1 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 Keir Hardie Memorial Primary
When was Keir Hardie Memorial Primary last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Keir Hardie Memorial Primary in February 2024.
What is the catchment area for Keir Hardie Memorial Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Keir Hardie Memorial Primary 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 Keir Hardie Memorial Primary?
If you live in Keir Hardie Memorial Primary'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 Keir Hardie Memorial Primary?
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. 1 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 Keir Hardie Memorial Primary?
Keir Hardie Memorial Primary is at Brannock Road, Newarthill, MOTHERWELL, MOTHERWELL, ML1 5DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)