Thornlie Primary School, Wishaw
Thornlie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wishaw.
- Attendance
- 90.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Thornlie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Thornlie 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 147 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
43% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 90.1% in 2024/25, and 29.4% 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 69% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Thornlie Primary School are St Thomas' Primary School (0.2 miles), St Ignatius' Primary School (0.7 miles), Wishaw Academy Primary School (0.7 miles) and Netherton Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Thomas' Primary SchoolSt Ignatius' Primary SchoolWishaw Academy Primary SchoolNetherton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wishaw Rail Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sloy Street (opposite), 10 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Thornlie Primary School are St Aidan's High School (0.8 miles) and Coltness High School (1.1 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 Thornlie Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 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 Thornlie Primary School
What is the catchment area for Thornlie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Thornlie 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 North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Thornlie Primary School?
If you live in Thornlie Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Thornlie Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Thornlie Primary School?
Thornlie Primary School is at Lomond Drive, Wishaw, Wishaw, ML2 0JR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)