Holy Cross Primary School, KILSYTH
Holy Cross Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kilsyth. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 93.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Holy Cross Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Holy Cross 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.
Holy Cross Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 311 pupils, an average class size of 23.9 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
14% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
21% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 36% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.2% in 2024/25, and 18.6% 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 85% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Cross Primary School are Eastfield Primary School (0.9 miles), Cumbernauld Primary School (1.3 miles), St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (1.3 miles) and Westfield Primary School (1.4 miles).
Eastfield Primary SchoolCumbernauld Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld)Westfield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croy Rail Station, about 160 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barbeggs Crescent (opposite), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Holy Cross Primary School are St Maurice's High School (1 mile), Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (1.6 miles) and Greenfaulds High School (1.9 miles).
St Maurice's High SchoolOur Lady's High School - CumbernauldGreenfaulds 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 Holy Cross Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Holy Cross Primary School
What is the catchment area for Holy Cross Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross Primary School?
If you live in Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Holy Cross Primary School?
Holy Cross Primary School is at Constarry Road, Croy, KILSYTH, KILSYTH, G65 9JG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)