Spittal Primary School, RUTHERGLEN
Spittal Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Rutherglen.
- Attendance
- 90.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Spittal Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Spittal 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.
Spittal Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 165 pupils, an average class size of 23.6 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 61% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.8% in 2024/25, and 33.1% 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 63% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Spittal Primary School are St Bartholomew's Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) (0.4 miles), Burnside Primary School (0.5 miles) and Croftfoot Primary School (0.6 miles).
St Bartholomew's Primary SchoolSt Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen)Burnside Primary SchoolCroftfoot Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croftfoot Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Croftfoot Road (before), 190 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Spittal Primary School are Stonelaw High School (1 mile), Castlemilk High School (1 mile), St Margaret Mary's Secondary School (1.1 miles) and King's Park Secondary School (1.1 miles).
Stonelaw High SchoolCastlemilk High SchoolSt Margaret Mary's Secondary SchoolKing's Park Secondary 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 Spittal Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 Spittal Primary School
What is the catchment area for Spittal Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Spittal 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 Spittal Primary School?
If you live in Spittal 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 Spittal Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Spittal Primary School?
Spittal Primary School is at Lochlea Road, Spittal, RUTHERGLEN, RUTHERGLEN, G73 4QJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)