Greenhill Primary School, Coatbridge
Greenhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Coatbridge.
- Attendance
- 90%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Greenhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Greenhill 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 242 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
23% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90% in 2024/25, and 39.6% 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 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greenhill Primary School are St Patrick's Primary School (Coatbridge) (0.2 miles), St Augustine's Primary School (0.6 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge) (0.9 miles) and Langloan Primary School (1 mile).
St Patrick's Primary School (Coatbridge)St Augustine's Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge)Langloan Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Coatbridge Sunnyside Rail Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alexander Street (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Greenhill Primary School are Coatbridge High School (0.4 miles), St Ambrose High School (1 mile) and St Andrew's High School (1.2 miles).
Coatbridge High SchoolSt Ambrose High SchoolSt Andrew's 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 Greenhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 27
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight.
27 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 23 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 Greenhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Greenhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Greenhill 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 Greenhill Primary School?
If you live in Greenhill 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 Greenhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight. 27 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 23 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Greenhill Primary School?
Greenhill Primary School is at Albert Street, Coatbridge, Coatbridge, ML5 3ET.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)