Larkhall Academy, Larkhall
Larkhall Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Larkhall.
- Attendance
- 85.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Larkhall Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Larkhall Academy 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 1195 pupils and 11.2 pupils per teacher.
35% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
37% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 11% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 85.9% in 2024/25, and 50.4% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 87% full.
96% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Larkhall Academy are Our Lady's High School - Motherwell (3 miles), Dalziel High School (3.8 miles), St Aidan's High School (3.9 miles) and Hamilton Grammar School (3.9 miles).
Our Lady's High School - MotherwellDalziel High SchoolSt Aidan's High SchoolHamilton Grammar School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Larkhall Rail Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellbrae (near), 260 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Larkhall Academy are Machanhill Primary School (0.3 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Larkhall) (0.4 miles), Craigbank Primary School (0.5 miles) and Hareleeshill Primary School (0.6 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; South Lanarkshire publishes both.
Machanhill Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Larkhall)Craigbank Primary SchoolHareleeshill Primary 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 Larkhall Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Larkhall Academy is a non-denominational coeducational secondary school in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The current head teacher is Andy Smith.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 3 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 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Larkhall Academy
What is the catchment area for Larkhall Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Larkhall Academy 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 Larkhall Academy?
If you live in Larkhall Academy'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 Larkhall Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 3 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 South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Larkhall Academy?
Larkhall Academy is at Broomhill Road, Larkhall, Larkhall, ML9 1QN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)