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Logans Primary School, Motherwell

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Logans Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Motherwell.

Attendance
87.9%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Logans Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Logans 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.

Logans Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 117 pupils, an average class size of 19.5 and 14.3 pupils per teacher.

48% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

90% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 87.9% in 2024/25, and 44.1% 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 57% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Logans Primary School are St Bernadette's Primary (0.2 miles), Ladywell Primary School (0.5 miles), Cathedral Primary School (0.9 miles) and Muir Street Primary School (0.9 miles).

St Bernadette's PrimaryLadywell Primary SchoolCathedral Primary SchoolMuir Street Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Motherwell Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pirnmill Avenue Turning Circle (at), 130 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Logans Primary School are Dalziel High School (0.8 miles), Braidhurst High School (0.8 miles), Cardinal Newman High School (1.8 miles) and Bellshill Academy (1.8 miles).

Dalziel High SchoolBraidhurst High SchoolCardinal Newman High SchoolBellshill Academy

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:North Lanarkshire
Phone:01698 274972
Address:Logans Road, Motherwell, Motherwell, ML1 3PH
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Logans Primary School in June 2026.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:8512922

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Pirnmill Avenue Turning Circle (at)
133m · 2 min walk
Pladda Street (before)
153m · 2 min walk
Ailsa Crescent (opp)
372m · 6 min walk
Chester Crescent (At)
379m · 6 min walk
Chesters Crescent (opp)
385m · 6 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

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.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Logans Primary School

When was Logans Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Logans Primary School in June 2026.

What is the catchment area for Logans Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Logans 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 Logans Primary School?

If you live in Logans 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 Logans 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. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Logans Primary School?

Logans Primary School is at Logans Road, Motherwell, Motherwell, ML1 3PH.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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