Airdrie Academy, Airdrie
Airdrie Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Airdrie.
- Attendance
- 85.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Airdrie Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Airdrie Academy 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 1018 pupils and 13.1 pupils per teacher.
22% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 54% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
44% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 85.5% in 2024/25, and 47.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 75% full.
95% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Airdrie Academy are St Margaret's High School (0.5 miles), Coatbridge High School (1.6 miles), Caldervale High School (1.8 miles) and St Ambrose High School (2.7 miles).
St Margaret's High SchoolCoatbridge High SchoolCaldervale High SchoolSt Ambrose High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Airdrie Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Golfhill Quadrant (opposite), 90 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Airdrie Academy are Chapelside Primary School (0.3 miles), St Serf's Primary School (0.3 miles), St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) (0.4 miles) and Golfhill Primary School (0.4 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; North Lanarkshire publishes both.
Chapelside Primary SchoolSt Serf's Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)Golfhill Primary School
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 Airdrie Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Airdrie Academy is a secondary school in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 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 Airdrie Academy
What is the catchment area for Airdrie Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Airdrie Academy 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 Airdrie Academy?
If you live in Airdrie Academy'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 Airdrie Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 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 Airdrie Academy?
Airdrie Academy is at South Commonhead Avenue, Airdrie, Airdrie, ML6 6NX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)