St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen), RUTHERGLEN
St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) is a primary school for pupils in Rutherglen. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) in detail
School in Scotland
St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) 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 (Rutherglen) has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 135 pupils, an average class size of 22.5 and 14.5 pupils per teacher.
54% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 49% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 18% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.4% in 2024/25, and 31% 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 St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) are Burnside Primary School (0.2 miles), Spittal Primary School (0.4 miles), Calderwood Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Bartholomew's Primary School (0.7 miles).
Burnside Primary SchoolSpittal Primary SchoolCalderwood Primary SchoolSt Bartholomew's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Burnside (Strathclyde) Rail Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rowantree Avenue (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) are Stonelaw High School (0.7 miles), Trinity High School (1 mile), Cathkin High School (1.1 miles) and Castlemilk High School (1.2 miles).
Stonelaw High SchoolTrinity High SchoolCathkin High SchoolCastlemilk 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 Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) in December 2021.
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)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- 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, 2 serious and 2 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 Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen)
When was St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) in December 2021.
What is the catchment area for St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) 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 (Rutherglen)?
If you live in St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen)'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 (Rutherglen)?
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, 2 serious and 2 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 Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen)?
St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen) is at Kirkriggs Avenue, Blairbeth, RUTHERGLEN, RUTHERGLEN, G73 4LY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)