Schools near Motherwell
The 60 schools closest to Motherwell by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Motherwell
Here are the 60 nearest schools to Motherwell, ordered by how far each one sits from the centre. The closest is Muir Street Primary School, less than a mile away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or council area, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Education Scotland inspects the schools on this page. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators, so follow any school for its inspection report and the pupil-census figures the Scottish Government publishes. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Motherwell, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Motherwell itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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Muir Street Primary School0.4 miles
Primary
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Cathedral Primary School0.4 miles
Primary
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Firpark Primary School0.4 miles
Special schools
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Braidhurst High School0.6 miles
Secondary
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New Stevenston Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
- 0.9 miles
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Taylor High School0.9 miles
Secondary
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Ladywell Primary School1.0 miles
Primary
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Glencairn Primary School1.0 miles
Primary
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Dalziel High School1.0 miles
Secondary
- 1.2 miles
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Knowetop Primary School1.2 miles
Primary
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St Bernadette's Primary1.2 miles
Primary
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Clydeview School1.2 miles
Special schools
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Brannock High School1.3 miles
Secondary
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Firpark Special School - Secondary1.3 miles
Special schools
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Logans Primary School1.3 miles
Primary
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Mossend Primary School1.5 miles
Primary
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Our Lady's High School - Motherwell1.5 miles
Secondary
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Keir Hardie Memorial Primary1.5 miles
Primary
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Holytown Primary School1.5 miles
Primary
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St Teresa's Primary School1.6 miles
Primary
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Holy Family Primary School1.7 miles
Primary
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Christ The King Primary1.7 miles
Primary
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Sacred Heart Primary School1.9 miles
Primary
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Newarthill Primary School1.9 miles
Primary
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Lawmuir Primary School1.9 miles
Primary
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Bellshill Academy2.0 miles
Secondary
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Muirhouse Primary School2.0 miles
Primary
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St Brendan's Primary School2.0 miles
Primary
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Berryhill Primary School2.2 miles
Primary
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Cardinal Newman High School2.4 miles
Secondary
- 2.5 miles
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St Gerard's Primary School2.5 miles
Primary
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Noble Primary School2.5 miles
Primary
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Cleland Primary School2.7 miles
Primary
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Netherton Primary School2.7 miles
Primary
- 2.8 miles
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St Aidan's Primary School2.8 miles
Primary
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Calderbridge Primary School2.8 miles
Primary
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St Aidan's High School2.9 miles
Secondary
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Woodside Primary School2.9 miles
Primary
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Woodlands Park High School2.9 miles
Special schools
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Holy Cross High School2.9 miles
Secondary
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Hamilton Grammar School2.9 miles
Secondary
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St Thomas' Primary School3.0 miles
Primary
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Beckford Primary School3.1 miles
Primary
- 3.1 miles
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Chapelhall Primary School3.1 miles
Primary
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St Aloysius' Primary School3.1 miles
Primary
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St Paul's Primary School3.1 miles
Primary
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Fallside School3.1 miles
Special schools
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Chatelherault Primary School3.1 miles
Primary
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Thornlie Primary School3.1 miles
Primary
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Corpus Christi Primary School3.2 miles
Primary
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Wishaw Academy Primary School3.2 miles
Primary
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St Ignatius' Primary School3.2 miles
Primary
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Coltness High School3.2 miles
Secondary
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Calderbank Primary School3.3 miles
Primary
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St John Paul II Primary3.3 miles
Primary
Common questions
- How many schools are near Motherwell?
- This page lists the 60 closest schools to the centre of Motherwell by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Motherwell?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Motherwell is Muir Street Primary School, about 0.4 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 26 July 2026.