Kildrum Primary School, CUMBERNAULD
Kildrum Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cumbernauld.
- Attendance
- 91.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kildrum Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kildrum 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 306 pupils, an average class size of 23.5 and 17.4 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.8% in 2024/25, and 27.2% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kildrum Primary School are Carbrain Primary School (0.3 miles), Abronhill Primary School (0.6 miles), St Margaret of Scotland Primary School (0.7 miles) and St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (1 mile).
Carbrain Primary SchoolAbronhill Primary SchoolSt Margaret of Scotland Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld)
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cumbernauld Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tarbolton Road (after), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Kildrum Primary School are Cumbernauld Academy (0.3 miles), Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (1.2 miles) and Greenfaulds High School (1.6 miles).
Cumbernauld AcademyOur 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 Kildrum Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 Kildrum Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kildrum Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kildrum 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 Kildrum Primary School?
If you live in Kildrum 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 Kildrum Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Kildrum Primary School?
Kildrum Primary School is at Ellisland Road, Kildrum, CUMBERNAULD, CUMBERNAULD, G67 2HQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)