James Aiton Primary School, CAMBUSLANG
James Aiton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cambuslang.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
James Aiton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
James Aiton 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 166 pupils, an average class size of 23.7 and 15.4 pupils per teacher.
69% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 23.4% 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 56% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to James Aiton Primary School are St Bride's Primary School (Cambuslang) (0.4 miles), West Coats Primary School (0.4 miles), St Cadoc's Primary School (0.9 miles) and Cairns Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Bride's Primary School (Cambuslang)West Coats Primary SchoolSt Cadoc's Primary SchoolCairns Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cambuslang Rail Station, about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cambuslang Road (opposite), 190 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to James Aiton Primary School are Trinity High School (0.7 miles), Cathkin High School (0.7 miles) and Stonelaw High School (1 mile).
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 James Aiton Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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 South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 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 James Aiton Primary School
What is the catchment area for James Aiton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and James Aiton 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 South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to James Aiton Primary School?
If you live in James Aiton Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and South Lanarkshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to South Lanarkshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near James Aiton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 South Lanarkshire is 4 (the median across 150 schools, same distance and years).
Where is James Aiton Primary School?
James Aiton Primary School is at Morriston Street, CAMBUSLANG, CAMBUSLANG, G72 7HZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)