Wester Overton Primary School, Strathaven
Wester Overton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Strathaven.
- Attendance
- 96.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Wester Overton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Wester Overton 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.
Wester Overton Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 348 pupils, an average class size of 26.8 and 17.9 pupils per teacher.
14% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 53% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.3% in 2024/25, and 5.3% 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 good (A); the school was 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wester Overton Primary School are St Patrick's Primary School (0.2 miles), Kirklandpark Primary School (0.5 miles), Sandford Primary School (1.7 miles) and Glassford Primary School (1.8 miles).
St Patrick's Primary SchoolKirklandpark Primary SchoolSandford Primary SchoolGlassford Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Wester Overton Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodhill Road (at), 260 metres away.
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 Wester Overton Primary School'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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Wester Overton Primary School
What is the catchment area for Wester Overton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Wester Overton 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 Wester Overton Primary School?
If you live in Wester Overton 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 Wester Overton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Wester Overton Primary School?
Wester Overton Primary School is at Ashkirk Road, Strathaven, Strathaven, ML10 6JT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)