St Louise's Primary School, EAST KILBRIDE
St Louise's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in East Kilbride. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Louise's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Louise'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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 189 pupils, an average class size of 23.6 and 16.6 pupils per teacher.
31% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 4% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.9% in 2024/25, and 17.6% 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 64% full.
St Louise's Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We have friendly, happy children who are supported by a kind and committed staff. Our school is inclusive, where all children and adults are welcomed and valued. The staff of St Louise share with you a common goal in that we want your child to be happy at school and to enjoy being a valued member of the school community."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Louise's Primary School are Heathery Knowe Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Murray Primary School (0.3 miles), Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School (0.5 miles) and Greenhills Primary School (0.5 miles).
Heathery Knowe Primary SchoolMurray Primary SchoolOur Lady Of Lourdes Primary SchoolGreenhills Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is East Kilbride Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitehills Terrace (near), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Louise's Primary School are St Andrew's and St Bride's High School (0.9 miles), Duncanrig Secondary School (1.1 miles) and Calderglen High School (1.3 miles).
St Andrew's and St Bride's High SchoolDuncanrig Secondary SchoolCalderglen High School
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 Louise's Primary School in November 2023.
- 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
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 3 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 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 Louise's Primary School
When was St Louise's Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Louise's Primary School in November 2023. 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 Louise's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Louise'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 Louise's Primary School?
If you live in St Louise'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 Louise's 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, 3 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Louise's Primary School?
St Louise's Primary School is at Whitehills Terrace, Murray, EAST KILBRIDE, EAST KILBRIDE, G75 0NF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)