Milton Primary School, Lesmahagow
Milton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Lesmahagow.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Milton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Milton 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 170 pupils, an average class size of 24.3 and 17.7 pupils per teacher.
27% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 12.1% 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 good (A); the school was 47% full.
Milton Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Milton Primary School are Woodpark Primary School (0.9 miles), Bent Primary School (2 miles), Blackwood Primary School (2.1 miles) and St John's Primary School (Blackwood) (2.4 miles).
Woodpark Primary SchoolBent Primary SchoolBlackwood Primary SchoolSt John's Primary School (Blackwood)
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Milton Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nethan Vale Terrace (at), 60 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Milton Primary School in December 2022.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
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.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Milton Primary School
When was Milton Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Milton Primary School in December 2022. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Milton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Milton 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 Milton Primary School?
If you live in Milton 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 Milton 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. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Milton Primary School?
Milton Primary School is at Strathaven Road, Lesmahagow, Lesmahagow, ML11 0DN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)