Cambusnethan Primary School, WISHAW
Cambusnethan Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wishaw.
- Attendance
- 92%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cambusnethan Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cambusnethan 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.
Cambusnethan Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 137 pupils, an average class size of 22.8 and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
34% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 14% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
16% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 8% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92% in 2024/25, and 28.6% 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 65% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cambusnethan Primary School are St Ignatius' Primary School (0.6 miles), Wishaw Academy Primary School (0.6 miles), St Brigid's Primary School (0.7 miles) and Calderbridge Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Ignatius' Primary SchoolWishaw Academy Primary SchoolSt Brigid's Primary SchoolCalderbridge Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wishaw Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Branchal Road (after), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cambusnethan Primary School are Coltness High School (0.3 miles) and St Aidan's High School (0.7 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 Cambusnethan 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
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Cambusnethan Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cambusnethan Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cambusnethan 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 Cambusnethan Primary School?
If you live in Cambusnethan 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 Cambusnethan Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Cambusnethan Primary School?
Cambusnethan Primary School is at 53 Branchal Road, Cambusnethan, WISHAW, WISHAW, ML2 8PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)