St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton), HAMILTON
St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) is a primary school for pupils in Hamilton. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) in detail
School in Scotland
St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) 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 Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 266 pupils, an average class size of 26.6 and 18.7 pupils per teacher.
13% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 67% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) are Woodhead Primary School (0.3 miles), Neilsland Primary School (0.5 miles), St Peter's Primary School (0.5 miles) and Townhill Primary School (0.7 miles).
Woodhead Primary SchoolNeilsland Primary SchoolSt Peter's Primary SchoolTownhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hamilton West Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tiree Grange (opposite), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) are St John Ogilvie High School (1.2 miles) and Hamilton Grammar School (1.4 miles).
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 St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)'s reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)
What is the catchment area for St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) 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 Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)?
If you live in St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)'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 Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)?
St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) is at Sherry Drive, Little Earnock, HAMILTON, HAMILTON, ML3 8XF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)