Glenboig Primary School, COATBRIDGE
Glenboig Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Coatbridge.
- Attendance
- 92.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glenboig Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glenboig 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 135 pupils, an average class size of 22.5 and 14.7 pupils per teacher.
24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.4% in 2024/25, and 21.7% 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 120% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glenboig Primary School are Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Gartcosh Primary School (1.2 miles), Townhead Primary School (1.4 miles) and St Michael's Primary School (1.5 miles).
Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary SchoolGartcosh Primary SchoolTownhead Primary SchoolSt Michael's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gartcosh Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Centre Street (opposite), 80 metres away.
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 Glenboig Primary School in June 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Glenboig Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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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Questions parents ask about Glenboig Primary School
When was Glenboig Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Glenboig Primary School in June 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Glenboig Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glenboig 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 Glenboig Primary School?
If you live in Glenboig 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 Glenboig 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 Glenboig Primary School?
Glenboig Primary School is at 5 South Medrox Street, Glenboig, COATBRIDGE, COATBRIDGE, ML5 2RU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)