Gartcosh Primary School, Gartcosh
Gartcosh Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Gartcosh.
- Attendance
- 95.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gartcosh Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gartcosh 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 277 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 147% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gartcosh Primary School are Glenboig Primary School (1.2 miles), Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School (1.2 miles), St Barbara's Primary School (1.2 miles) and Townhead Primary School (1.3 miles).
Glenboig Primary SchoolOur Lady & St Joseph's Primary SchoolSt Barbara's Primary SchoolTownhead Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gartcosh Rail Station, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lochend Road (before), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Gartcosh Primary School are Chryston High School (1.5 miles), Lochend Community High School (1.7 miles) and St Ambrose High School (1.7 miles).
Chryston High SchoolLochend Community High SchoolSt Ambrose 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 Gartcosh Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- 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, 0 serious and 9 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Gartcosh Primary School
What is the catchment area for Gartcosh Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gartcosh 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 Gartcosh Primary School?
If you live in Gartcosh 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 Gartcosh 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, 0 serious and 9 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Gartcosh Primary School?
Gartcosh Primary School is at Lochend Road, Gartcosh, Gartcosh, G69 8AB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)