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Blackwood Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Carlisle Road, Blackwood, LANARK ML11 9AT · blackwood-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk · 01555 892438
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Overview
- Pupils
- 227
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 17.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
- Average class size
- 20.6
- Additional support needs
- 85 pupils (37%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (159 pupils)
- P6 and older30.9% (21 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 29%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 10 March 2020) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 10 Mar 2020
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 16 Mar 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |