Lanark Primary School, Lanark
Lanark Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Lanark.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lanark Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lanark 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.
Lanark Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 244 pupils, an average class size of 24.4 and 17.4 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 26% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
17% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25, and 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 74% full.
Lanark Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our school rebuild was completed in November 2013 and has a varied catchment area which draws from a mix of private and council housing. The school is set in beautiful grounds with its own forest and gardens which are used to deliver outdoor education and woodland play."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lanark Primary School are Robert Owen Memorial Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Lanark) (0.4 miles), New Lanark Primary School (0.9 miles) and Kirkfieldbank Primary School (1.9 miles).
Robert Owen Memorial Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Lanark)New Lanark Primary SchoolKirkfieldbank Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lanark Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Forrest Road (after), 10 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 Lanark Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Lanark Primary School
Our WOW Challenge
30 Sep 2026
Equity- Cost of the School Day
30 Sep 2026
A Warm Welcome
11 Sep 2026
PE and Outdoor Overview 2026-27
11 Sep 2026
Lunch Price Increase
1 Apr 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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.
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Questions parents ask about Lanark Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lanark Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lanark 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 Lanark Primary School?
If you live in Lanark 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 Lanark Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Lanark Primary School?
Lanark Primary School is at Rhyber Avenue, Lanark, Lanark, ML11 7HQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)