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Blackwood Primary School

Carlisle Road, Blackwood, ML11 9AT

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
227
SEED code
8545529
Local authority
South Lanarkshire
Website
School website
Telephone
01555 892438

About this school

Blackwood Primary School is a primary school in South Lanarkshire. It has 227 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected Blackwood Primary School under its current framework. 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

Not yet inspected

This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.

Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
253
2024
229
2025
227
Pupils per teacher
2023
14
2024
13.9
2025
13.2
Average class size
2023
23
2024
20.8
2025
20.6
English as an additional language
2023
0
2024
-
2025
-
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
16.9%
2024
13.3%
2025
30.9%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

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)
66 (29%)
Q2
28 (12%)
Q3
41 (18%)
Q4
19 (8%)
Q5 (least deprived)
73 (32%)

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

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Common questions

What kind of school is Blackwood Primary School?
Blackwood Primary School is a primary school in South Lanarkshire.
Has Blackwood Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected Blackwood Primary School, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How many pupils are at Blackwood Primary School?
Blackwood Primary School has 227 pupils on roll.
Does Blackwood 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 8 July 2026.