Cathedral Primary School
171 Milton Street, Motherwell, ML1 1DH
- Phase
- Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Pupils on roll
- 517
- SEED code
- 8512523
- Local authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01698 274935
About this school
Cathedral Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school in Motherwell. It has 517 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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)
- 222 (43%)
- Q2
- 62 (12%)
- Q3
- 46 (9%)
- Q4
- 122 (24%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 65 (13%)
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
-
Muir Street Primary School0.2 miles
Primary
-
Ladywell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary
-
Glencairn Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
-
St Bernadette's Primary0.9 miles
Primary
-
Logans Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
Other schools in Motherwell
- Glencairn Primary School Primary
- Keir Hardie Memorial Primary Primary
- Knowetop Primary School Primary
- Ladywell Primary School Primary
- Logans Primary School Primary
- Muir Street Primary School Primary
- New Stevenston Primary School Primary
- Newarthill Primary School Primary
- Our Lady & St Francis Primary School Primary
- St Bernadette's Primary Primary
- St Patrick's Primary School (New Stevenston) Primary
- St Teresa's Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Cathedral Primary School?
- Cathedral Primary School is a primary school in Motherwell.
- Has Cathedral Primary School been inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Cathedral 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 many pupils are at Cathedral Primary School?
- Cathedral Primary School has 517 pupils on roll.
- Does Cathedral 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 26 July 2026.