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Christ The King Primary

Christ The King Primary school badge Christ the King is a co-educational Roman Catholic primary school. Our present school roll is 155, with a current capacity of 265.  The school which is situated in the village of Holytown approximately four miles from Motherwell, was built in 1976.

The building is semi-open plan and the accommodation comprises of nine teaching bases with adjacent activity areas. There is a literacy room, library, music room and computer suite. The large study/dining area can facilitate whole class lessons. There is an open assembly and PE hall with stage which is regularly used for school productions, a medical suite and staff conference and resource room.

 Outside view of Christ the King Primary school

Pupils normally transfer from primary and secondary between the ages of 11.5 and 12.5 years. So that they will have the opportunity to complete at least four years of secondary education. The associated secondary school with Christ the King is Taylor High. Taylor high school has established an extensive liaison programme including a block of six weeks where P7 attend Taylor high one morning per week. This programme ensures that our pupils are very familiar with Taylor high before their transfer.

School roll for session 2007/2008

Pry 1 Pry 2 Pry 3 Pry 4 Pry 5 Pry 6 Pry 7 Total
22 30 24 24 25 20 19 164

Pupil roll statistics from Scottish Government census at September 2007.  Rolls are subject to change throughout the school session.

National Test Results 5-14

Percentage of pupils attaining at least the appropriate level for their stage in P3, P4, P6 and P7 defined as:

P3 - Level A
P4 - Level B
P6 - Level C
P7 - Level D

  2007 2006 2005
Reading 88.6 86.7 88.1
Writing 81.8 83.3 85.7
Mathematics 84.1 76.7 86.9


Percentage attendance (%)

     2007 2006 2005
Attendance  95.9 94.7 95.5

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Use the "External Links" box at the right to access the school's HMI report.

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