Knowetop Primary School, Motherwell
Knowetop Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Motherwell.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Knowetop Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Knowetop 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 521 pupils, an average class size of 27.4 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
11% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 16% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 47% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25, and 13.1% 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 poor (C); the school was 98% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Knowetop Primary School are Glencairn Primary School (0.3 miles), St Brendan's Primary School (0.9 miles), Muirhouse Primary School (0.9 miles) and Cathedral Primary School (1.1 miles).
Glencairn Primary SchoolSt Brendan's Primary SchoolMuirhouse Primary SchoolCathedral Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Airbles Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Toll Street (at), 160 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Knowetop Primary School are Our Lady's High School - Motherwell (0.3 miles), Dalziel High School (0.9 miles) and Braidhurst High School (1.6 miles).
Our Lady's High School - MotherwellDalziel High SchoolBraidhurst High 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 Knowetop Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
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 Knowetop Primary School
What is the catchment area for Knowetop Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Knowetop 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 North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Knowetop Primary School?
If you live in Knowetop Primary School'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 Knowetop Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Knowetop Primary School?
Knowetop Primary School is at Knowetop Avenue, Motherwell, Motherwell, ML1 2AG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)