Cathkin Primary School
Burnside Road, Rutherglen, G73 4AA
- Phase
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- SEED code
- 8457123
- Local authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0141 6344569
About this school
Cathkin Primary School is a primary school in Rutherglen. It has 222 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.
Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
Pupils by home-area deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.
- Q1 (most deprived)
- 152 (68%)
- Q2
- 27 (12%)
- Q3
- 11 (5%)
- Q4
- 23 (10%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 9 (4%)
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loch Primary School0.3 miles
Primary
-
St Anthony's Primary School0.3 miles
Primary
- 0.8 miles
-
Burnside Primary School0.8 miles
Primary
-
West Coats Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
Other schools in Rutherglen
- Annette Street Primary School Primary
- Bankhead Primary School Primary
- Battlefield Primary School Primary
- Braidbar Primary School Primary
- Burgh Primary School Primary
- Burnside Primary School Primary
- Busby Primary School Primary
- Cairns Primary School Primary
- Calderwood Primary School Primary
- Carmunnock Primary School Primary
- Carmyle Primary School & Nursery Class Primary
- Carolside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Cathkin Primary School?
- Cathkin Primary School is a primary school in Rutherglen.
- When was Cathkin Primary School last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Cathkin Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
- How big is Cathkin Primary School?
- Cathkin Primary School has 222 pupils on roll.
- Does Cathkin Primary School publish exam results?
- Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.
School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 19 July 2026.