Chapelside Primary School, Airdrie
Chapelside Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Airdrie.
- Attendance
- 88.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Chapelside Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Chapelside 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 168 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 11.8 pupils per teacher.
55% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
90% 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 41.6% 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 53% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chapelside Primary School are St Serf's Primary School (0.3 miles), St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) (0.5 miles), St Edward's Primary School (0.6 miles) and Tollbrae Primary School (0.6 miles).
St Serf's Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)St Edward's Primary SchoolTollbrae Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Airdrie Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellington Street (opposite), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Chapelside Primary School are Airdrie Academy (0.3 miles), St Margaret's High School (0.3 miles) and Caldervale High School (1.6 miles).
Airdrie AcademySt Margaret's High SchoolCaldervale 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Chapelside Primary School in March 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Chapelside Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 Chapelside Primary School
When was Chapelside Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Chapelside Primary School in March 2024.
What is the catchment area for Chapelside Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Chapelside 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 Chapelside Primary School?
If you live in Chapelside 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 Chapelside Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Chapelside Primary School?
Chapelside Primary School is at Chapel Street, Airdrie, Airdrie, ML6 6LH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)