South Lanarkshire Primary Schools Ranks

Primary Schools Ranks in South Lanarkshire

Based on published data from academic year 2023/24

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Across Scotland in 2023/24 the number of schools with 80% or more of their pupils meeting the target levels for Listening & Talking, Numeracy, Reading and Writing was 33% which is slightly increased over 2022/23 where 30% of schools had 80% of pupils meeting the targets. In 2023/24 the percentage of schools with at least 60% of their pupils attaining the required standard was 77% which is almost unchanged over the 2022/23 results.

In South Lanarkshire there were 126 schools in the published ACEL assessment data for South Lanarkshire.  Of these, 49 were assessed to have 80% of pupils meeeting the required level (average across numeracy, reading, writind and listening and talking) when assessed according to the ACEL standards. This represented 44 percent of those schools where ACEL published performance data.  These schools correspond to Band 1 in the tables and on the maps. The results of 15 schools were withheld, which is usually because of small class sizes.

Schools with the highest percentage of pupils achieving the required level

Schools with more than 90% of pupils meeting the required level:
St Bride’s Primary School (Bothwell), Wester Overton Primary School, Kirklandpark Primary School, Carstairs Primary School

Schools with 80% – 89% of pupils meeting the required level:
Newton Farm Primary School, James Aiton Primary School, St Bride’s Primary School (Cambuslang), Hallside Primary School, Burnside Primary School, Calderwood Primary School, David Livingstone Memorial Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary School, Bothwell Primary School, St Bride’s Primary School (Bothwell), Glenlee Primary School, Neilsland Primary School, St Mary’s Primary School (Hamilton), Townhill Primary School, Glengowan Primary School, Machanhill Primary School, St Mary’s Primary School (Larkhall), Muiredge Primary School, St John The Baptist Primary School, Woodside Primary School, Chapelton Primary School, Canberra Primary School, Halfmerke Primary School, Hunter Primary School, Kirktonholme Primary School, Long Calderwood Primary, Maxwellton Primary School, Mount Cameron Primary School, Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School, St Kenneth’s Primary School, St Louise’s Primary School, St Vincent’s Primary School, Glassford Primary School, St Patrick’s Primary School, Wester Overton Primary School, Mossneuk Primary School, Kirklandpark Primary School, Bent Primary School, St John’s Primary School (Blackwood), Braidwood Primary School, St Athanasius’ Primary School, Carnwath Primary School, Carstairs Primary School, Lanark Primary School, Tinto Primary School, Underbank Primary School, Kirkton Primary School, Biggar Primary School, Milton Primary School

Links to All Local authorities

Please follow this link to find links to all the Local Authorities on this website or use the sitemap link (top of right hand panel).

South Lanarkshire Map

A map showing the location of primary schools within the South Lanarkshire area is shown (Figure 1).  Catchment areas, where provided by the local authority are colour coded according to the band the primary school is in.

For access to the ungrouped raw data see Files and Downloads below.

Figure 1a:  South Lanarkshire Map Showing Non-Denominational Primary School Ranks and Catchment Areas
Area hover and school marker pop up displays provide additional school information.
Zoom in using the + – tool and drag the image to move around.

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Figure 1b: South Lanarkshire Map Showing Denominational Primary School Ranks and Catchment Areas
Note: some LAs have no denominational schools.
Area hover and school marker pop up displays provide additional school information.

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Allocation of Schools into Bands
Schools were graded according to the ACEL data for P1, P4 & P7 combined achievement (the average of the percentage meeting the target level in Listening & Talking, Numeracy, Reading and Writing. Allocation of schools into Bands was as follows:

Band 1: 80% to 100%
Band 2: 60% to 79%
Band 3: 40% to 59%
Band 4: 20% to 39%
Band 5: 0% to 19%

South Lanarkshire Primary School Ranks

Table 1:  South Lanarkshire Primary School Rank Table
Achievement data for all schools in South Lanarkshire for 2018/19 academic years through to 2023/24 plus a comparative rank for the local authority (average of all ranked schools) and for the whole of Scotland (top two rows). The table shows P1, P4 & P7 combined achievement data (the average of the percentage meeting the target level in Listening & Talking, Numeracy, Reading and Writing.


South Lanarkshire Comparison with Scottish Local Authorities

Table 2:  Local Authority Primary School Rank Table
Achievement data (average for all schools) in the LA for 2018/19 academic years through to 2023/24 plus a comparative rank for the whole of Scotland (top row). The table shows P1, P4 & P7 combined achievement data (the average of the percentage meeting the target level in Listening & Talking, Numeracy, Reading and Writing.


South Lanarkshire Files and Downloads

The 2023/24 ACEL data for the primary schools is available by following from this website (see underneath).

South Lanarkshire 2023-24 Data File

Methods, Notes and Disclaimer

Data
The most recent data was for school year 2023/24 which is published during 2024.

All Analysis
A number of measures are provided in the ACEL data. Assessments in classes P1, P4, P7 and a combined P1/P4/P7 levels are provided for each of subjects: Numeracy,  Reading, Writing, and Listening and Talking.  For the purposes of comparing and ranking schools the P1/P4/P7 combined scores were used and the total % meeting the level for each of the four subjects was averaged (Reading – % Meeting Level, Writing – % Meeting Level and Numeracy – % Meeting Level).  Allocation of schools into Bands for mapping purposes was as follows:

Band 1: average between 80% to 100% or from 320 to 400 for combined score for four measures
Band 2: average between 60% to 79% or from 240 to 319 for combined score for four measures
Band 3: average between 40% to 59% or from 160 to 239 for combined score for four measures
Band 4: average between 20% to 39% or from 80 to 159 for combined score for four measures
Band 5: average between 0% to 19% or from 0 to 79 for combined score for four measures

Notes on School Catchment Areas
Some local authorities do not make schools’ catchment areas available (i.e. areas on the map that are coloured pale blue) and the catchment areas for catholic schools are not shown.

School Locations
Individual schools are shown on the map black circles.  If you click on the school marker a pop-up will appear with additional information: the school name, 2023/24 rank, school roll, number of FTE teachers and the school website address.

Disclaimer
The catchment areas have been smoothed out a little in order to reduce the size of the web page download and will have slight differences. Parents should not rely on the datamap-scotland website to confirm the catchment area for any specific school or house within a zone as these can sometimes be very specific and may vary from data published by https://www.spatialhub.scot.  Many authorities publish accurate street by street data on school catchment areas on their websites.