Schools in Rutherglen

About schools in Rutherglen

Most of the 73 schools listed in Rutherglen are primary schools. Its eleven secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another eight schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Schools in Rutherglen are inspected by Education Scotland. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.

Primary schools54

• Annette Street Primary School
• Bankhead Primary School
• Battlefield Primary School
• Braidbar Primary School
• Burgh Primary School
• Burnside Primary School
• Busby Primary School
• Cairns Primary School
• Calderwood Primary School
• Carmunnock Primary School
• Carmyle Primary School & Nursery Class
• Carolside Primary School
• Castleton Primary School
• Cathkin Primary School
• Croftfoot Primary School
• Dalmarnock Primary School
• Eastbank Primary School
• Giffnock Primary School
• Holy Cross Primary School
• James Aiton Primary School
• John Paul II Primary School
• King's Park Primary School
• Langside Primary School
• Loch Primary School
• Merrylee Primary School
• Miller Primary School
• Mount Florida Primary School & Nursery Class
• Netherlee Primary School
• Our Lady Of The Annunciation Primary School
• Quarry Brae Primary School and Nursery Class
• Riverbank Primary School
• Sacred Heart Primary School
• Shawlands Primary School
• Spittal Primary School
• St Anthony's Primary School
• St Bartholomew's Primary School
• St Bride's Primary School
• St Bride's Primary School (Cambuslang)
• St Brigid's Primary School
• St Cadoc's Primary School
• St Columbkille's Primary School
• St Conval's Primary School
• St Fillan's Primary School & Nursery Class
• St Joachim's Primary School
• St Joseph's Primary School
• St Mark's Primary School (Rutherglen)
• St Michael's Primary School
• St Mirin's Primary School
• St Paul's (Shettleston) Primary School & Nursery Class
• Thorntree Primary School
• Tinto Primary School
• Toryglen Primary School
• Wellshot Primary School
• West Coats Primary School

Secondary schools11

• Castlemilk High School
• Cathkin High School
• Eastbank Academy
• Hillpark Secondary School
• Holyrood Secondary School
• King's Park Secondary School
• Shawlands Academy
• St Margaret Mary's Secondary School
• Stonelaw High School
• Trinity High School
• Williamwood High School

Special schools and alternative provision8

• Cardinal Winning Secondary School
• Eastmuir Primary School
• Hampden Primary School
• Hollybrook Academy
• Kirkriggs Primary School
• Middlefield School
• Rutherglen High School
• St Oswald's Secondary School

Common questions about schools in Rutherglen

How many schools are in Rutherglen?

OfferDay lists 73 schools in Rutherglen, including 54 primary schools and eleven secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Rutherglen?

Schools in Rutherglen are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.

Which are the best schools in Rutherglen?

OfferDay does not rank schools in Rutherglen. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.

School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.