Quarter Primary School, HAMILTON
Quarter Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Hamilton.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Quarter Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Quarter 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.
Quarter Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 73 pupils, an average class size of 24.3 and 14.6 pupils per teacher.
25% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 11.4% 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 55% full.
Quarter Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "In Quarter we promote positive attitudes to learning through a culture of praise and reward whilst developing high expectations of academic and personal achievement."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Quarter Primary School are St Elizabeth's Primary School (1.3 miles), Our Lady and St Anne's Primary School (1.8 miles), Chatelherault Primary School (1.8 miles) and St Mary's Primary School (Larkhall) (2 miles).
St Elizabeth's Primary SchoolOur Lady and St Anne's Primary SchoolChatelherault Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Larkhall)
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Chatelherault Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Darngaber Road (near), 70 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 Quarter Primary School in May 2023.
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 Quarter Primary School
When was Quarter Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Quarter Primary School in May 2023. 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 Quarter Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Quarter 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 Quarter Primary School?
If you live in Quarter 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 Quarter Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Quarter Primary School?
Quarter Primary School is at Limekilnburn Road, Quarter, HAMILTON, HAMILTON, ML3 7XA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)