Townhill Primary School, Hamilton
Townhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Hamilton.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Townhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Townhill 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 299 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 18.6 pupils per teacher.
18% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
17% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 52% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 12.9% 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 65% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Townhill Primary School are St Ninian's Primary School (0.2 miles), Udston Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mark's Primary School (Hamilton) (0.7 miles) and St Peter's Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Ninian's Primary SchoolUdston Primary SchoolSt Mark's Primary School (Hamilton)St Peter's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hamilton West Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Clarkwell Road (opposite), 210 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Townhill Primary School are St John Ogilvie High School (0.6 miles), Holy Cross High School (1.4 miles) and Calderside Academy (1.6 miles).
St John Ogilvie High SchoolHoly Cross High SchoolCalderside Academy
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 Townhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Townhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Townhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Townhill 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 Townhill Primary School?
If you live in Townhill 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 Townhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Townhill Primary School?
Townhill Primary School is at Melfort Road, Hamilton, Hamilton, ML3 9UR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)