St Columbkille's Primary School, Rutherglen
St Columbkille's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Rutherglen. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Columbkille's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Columbkille's 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.
St Columbkille's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 313 pupils, an average class size of 26.1 and 17.6 pupils per teacher.
28% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
37% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 13% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 14.7% 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 73% full.
St Columbkille's Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "The approved South Lanarkshire School Holiday’s for session 2025/2026 can be view here: Have a look at what we have been learning throughout this school session: St Columbkille’s pupils have long been complimented on how smart they look in their uniform both by visitors to the school and when representing the school in the community or at public events."
From the headteacher's welcome: "In St Columbkille’s we work hard to ensure that all children are supported and encouraged to develop the skills and attributes which will allow them to reach their full potential now and in the future."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Columbkille's Primary School are Burgh Primary School (0.2 miles), Bankhead Primary School (0.5 miles), Calderwood Primary School (0.7 miles) and Toryglen Primary School (0.7 miles).
Burgh Primary SchoolBankhead Primary SchoolCalderwood Primary SchoolToryglen Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Rutherglen Rail Station, about 510 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkhill Drive (after), 190 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Columbkille's Primary School are Stonelaw High School (0.7 miles), Trinity High School (1.1 miles) and Cathkin High School (1.5 miles).
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 St Columbkille's Primary School in December 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Latest from St Columbkille's Primary School
St Columbkille’s News
14 Aug 2026
New School Year
11 Aug 2026
St Columbkille’s Primary School and Nursery Shine in Recent Inspection
16 Dec 2025
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 25
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 15 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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 St Columbkille's Primary School
When was St Columbkille's Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Columbkille's Primary School in December 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Columbkille's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Columbkille's 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 St Columbkille's Primary School?
If you live in St Columbkille's 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 St Columbkille's Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 25 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 15 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 St Columbkille's Primary School?
St Columbkille's Primary School is at Clincarthill Road, Rutherglen, Rutherglen, G73 2LG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)