Greengairs Primary School, AIRDRIE
Greengairs Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Airdrie.
- Attendance
- 92.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Greengairs Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Greengairs 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.
Greengairs Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 79 pupils, an average class size of 19.8 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.7% in 2024/25, and 22.2% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 53% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greengairs Primary School are Plains Primary School (2.4 miles), St David's Primary School (2.4 miles), St Margaret of Scotland Primary School (2.6 miles) and Woodlands Primary School (2.6 miles).
Plains Primary SchoolSt David's Primary SchoolSt Margaret of Scotland Primary SchoolWoodlands Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cumbernauld Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laurel Gardens (opposite), 40 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 Greengairs Primary School in March 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Greengairs 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 Greengairs Primary School
When was Greengairs Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Greengairs Primary School in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Greengairs Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Greengairs 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 Greengairs Primary School?
If you live in Greengairs 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 Greengairs 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 Greengairs Primary School?
Greengairs Primary School is at Greengairs Road, Greengairs, AIRDRIE, AIRDRIE, ML6 7TE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)