Carbrain Primary School, CUMBERNAULD
Carbrain Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cumbernauld.
- Attendance
- 88.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carbrain Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Carbrain 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.
Carbrain Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 167 pupils, an average class size of 23.9 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 47% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
72% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.9% in 2024/25, and 35.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 49% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carbrain Primary School are Kildrum Primary School (0.3 miles), St Margaret of Scotland Primary School (0.4 miles), Abronhill Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (0.8 miles).
Kildrum Primary SchoolSt Margaret of Scotland Primary SchoolAbronhill Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld)
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cumbernauld Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glenhove Road (after), 230 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Carbrain Primary School are Cumbernauld Academy (0.3 miles), Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (1 mile) and Greenfaulds High School (1.4 miles).
Cumbernauld AcademyOur Lady's High School - CumbernauldGreenfaulds High 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 Carbrain 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Carbrain Primary School
What is the catchment area for Carbrain Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Carbrain 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 Carbrain Primary School?
If you live in Carbrain 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 Carbrain Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Carbrain Primary School?
Carbrain Primary School is at Millcroft Road, Carbrain, CUMBERNAULD, CUMBERNAULD, G67 2LD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)