The Times have released their annual list ranking all the Primary Schools in Scotland according to the latest data.
Schools submit data on the percentage of pupils up to standard in reading, writing, numeracy and combined listening-and-talking. The Sunday Times aggregates this data into a maximum score of 400.
Schools with a higher proportion of deprived pupils are weighted to rise up The Sunday Times Primary School League table to recognise their achievement in delivering a good education despite the challenges of poverty. The data, based on teacher judgment, is drawn from the same government statistics that policymakers use to make decisions about schools and nurseries in Scotland. Almost 1,200 primary schools submitted data.
There are over 2,000 primary schools in Scotland but more than a third did not submit Acel data each year. If you don’t see a primary school from Motherwell on this list, then it didn’t submit data in 2025.
A record 89 schools scored top marks this year, up from 85 last year and just 52 when the government first began compiling data in 2016/17. Motherwell had no schools with a perfect score of 400, the highest score was 390.
Schools are marked against 4 categories: reading, writing, numeracy and combined listening-and-talking. Each category is scored out of 100 for a total of 400.
The full searchable table of 1200 schools is available at The Times by clicking here.
Take a look below for the top 15 schools in North Lanarkshire ranked by the latest data available in 2025.

1. Knowetop Primary School
Knowetop Primary School is ranked 115th in Scotland - they scored 390. | Google Maps

2. Cathedral Primary School
Cathedral Primary School is ranked 266th in Scotland - it scored 370. | North Lanarkshire Council

3. Muirhouse Primary School
Muirhouse Primary School is ranked 413th in Scotland - they scored 360. | Google Maps

4. New Stevenson Primary School
New Stevenson Primary School is ranked 419th in Scotland - they scored 360. | Contributed