Glencairn Primary School, Motherwell
Glencairn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Motherwell.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glencairn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glencairn 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.
Glencairn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 345 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 11.4 pupils per teacher.
23% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 23% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
41% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 20% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 23.9% 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 poor (C); the school was 94% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glencairn Primary School are Knowetop Primary School (0.3 miles), Cathedral Primary School (0.9 miles), Ladywell Primary School (0.9 miles) and Muir Street Primary School (1.1 miles).
Knowetop Primary SchoolCathedral Primary SchoolLadywell Primary SchoolMuir Street Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Airbles Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Findlay Street (at), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Glencairn Primary School are Our Lady's High School - Motherwell (0.6 miles), Dalziel High School (0.6 miles) and Braidhurst High School (1.3 miles).
Our Lady's High School - MotherwellDalziel High SchoolBraidhurst 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 Glencairn Primary School in August 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 9 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot.
4 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 Glencairn Primary School
When was Glencairn Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Glencairn Primary School in August 2026.
What is the catchment area for Glencairn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glencairn 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 Glencairn Primary School?
If you live in Glencairn 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 Glencairn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 9 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot. 4 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 Glencairn Primary School?
Glencairn Primary School is at Glencairn Street, Motherwell, Motherwell, ML1 1TT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)