Abronhill Primary School, CUMBERNAULD
Abronhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cumbernauld.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Abronhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Abronhill Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
Abronhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 140 pupils, an average class size of 20 and 10.4 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 23.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 38% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Abronhill Primary School are Kildrum Primary School (0.6 miles), St Lucy's Primary School (0.7 miles), Carbrain Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Margaret of Scotland Primary School (1.1 miles).
Kildrum Primary SchoolSt Lucy's Primary SchoolCarbrain Primary SchoolSt Margaret of Scotland Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cumbernauld Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cedar Road (before), 240 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Abronhill Primary School are Cumbernauld Academy (0.4 miles) and Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (1.7 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Abronhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Abronhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Abronhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Abronhill Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to North Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Abronhill Primary School?
If you live in Abronhill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and North Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to North Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Abronhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Abronhill Primary School?
Abronhill Primary School is at Medlar Road, Abronhill, CUMBERNAULD, CUMBERNAULD, G67 3AJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)