East Dunbartonshire Central School, KIRKINTILLOCH
East Dunbartonshire Central School is an all-through school for pupils in Kirkintilloch.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
East Dunbartonshire Central School in detail
School in Scotland
East Dunbartonshire Central 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.
East Dunbartonshire Central School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to East Dunbartonshire Central School are St Ninian's High School (0.3 miles), Lenzie Academy (0.7 miles), Kirkintilloch High School (1.1 miles) and Bishopbriggs Academy (2.7 miles).
St Ninian's High SchoolLenzie AcademyKirkintilloch High SchoolBishopbriggs Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lenzie Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Freeland Place (opposite), 120 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to East Dunbartonshire Central School are Lairdsland Primary School (0.4 miles), Hillhead Primary School (0.5 miles), Holy Family Primary School (0.7 miles) and Oxgang Primary School (0.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; East Dunbartonshire publishes both.
Lairdsland Primary SchoolHillhead Primary SchoolHoly Family Primary SchoolOxgang 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 East Dunbartonshire Central School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with East Dunbartonshire Central School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
East Dunbartonshire Central School
Questions parents ask about East Dunbartonshire Central School
What is the catchment area for East Dunbartonshire Central School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and East Dunbartonshire Central 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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to East Dunbartonshire Central School?
If you live in East Dunbartonshire Central School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near East Dunbartonshire Central School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is East Dunbartonshire Central School?
East Dunbartonshire Central School is at New College Lanarkshire Kirkintilloch Campus, 50 Southbank Road, KIRKINTILLOCH, KIRKINTILLOCH, G66 1NH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)