▁to ▁the ▁facilities ▁already ▁offered . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁village ▁hosts ▁Chap el ton ▁primary ▁school , ▁a ▁co - ed uc ational , ▁non - den omin ational ▁primary ▁school , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁recently ▁modern ised ▁under ▁the ▁extensive ▁modern isation ▁programme ▁by ▁South ▁Lan ark shire ▁Council . ▁The ▁new ▁school ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁a ▁small ▁school ▁roll ▁of ▁only ▁ 4 0 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁population ▁of ▁Chap el ton ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁The ▁current ▁Head te acher ▁is ▁Mai ri ▁Mitchell , ▁who ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁staff . ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁religious ▁body ▁now ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁a ▁Christian ▁den om ination . ▁Chap el ton ▁hosts ▁the ▁impress ive ▁building ▁of ▁Chap el ton ▁Par ish ▁Church , ▁a ▁con greg ation ▁which ▁is ▁linked ▁with ▁Str ath aven : ▁Rank in ▁Par ish ▁Church . ▁The ▁current ▁minister , ▁since ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁is ▁the ▁Rev ▁Shaw ▁J ▁Pat erson . ▁The ▁church ▁building ▁is ▁constructed ▁primarily ▁from ▁sand stone ▁with ▁a ▁sl ate ▁roof . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁Pres by tery ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁intended ▁to ▁re - ad just ▁Str ath aven : ▁Rank in ▁and ▁had ▁restricted ▁Chap el ton ' s ▁Ministry . ▁Read just ment ▁within