Cumbernauld Primary School, Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cumbernauld.
- Attendance
- 94.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cumbernauld Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cumbernauld 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 435 pupils, an average class size of 25.6 and 20 pupils per teacher.
11% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 30% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 1% speak English as an additional language.
2% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 47% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.9% in 2024/25, and 13.5% 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 78% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cumbernauld Primary School are St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (under 0.1 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (1.1 miles), Eastfield Primary School (1.2 miles) and Holy Cross Primary School (1.3 miles).
St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld)St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld)Eastfield Primary SchoolHoly Cross Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croy Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (near), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cumbernauld Primary School are Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (1.2 miles), St Maurice's High School (1.6 miles), Cumbernauld Academy (1.6 miles) and Greenfaulds High School (1.7 miles).
Our Lady's High School - CumbernauldSt Maurice's High SchoolCumbernauld AcademyGreenfaulds 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 Cumbernauld Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Cumbernauld Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cumbernauld Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cumbernauld 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 Cumbernauld Primary School?
If you live in Cumbernauld 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 Cumbernauld Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cumbernauld Primary School?
Cumbernauld Primary School is at Eastfield Road, Cumbernauld, Cumbernauld, G68 0EB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)