Kilsyth Primary School, Kilsyth
Kilsyth Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kilsyth.
- Attendance
- 92%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kilsyth Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kilsyth 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 88 pupils, an average class size of 17.6 and 11.9 pupils per teacher.
46% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92% in 2024/25, and 27.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 30% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kilsyth Primary School are St Patrick's Primary School (Kilsyth) (0.2 miles), Balmalloch Primary School (0.5 miles), Holy Cross Primary School (1.4 miles) and Chapelgreen Primary School (1.6 miles).
St Patrick's Primary School (Kilsyth)Balmalloch Primary SchoolHoly Cross Primary SchoolChapelgreen Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croy Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pirnie Place (before), 50 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Kilsyth 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
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Kilsyth Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kilsyth Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kilsyth 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 Kilsyth Primary School?
If you live in Kilsyth 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 Kilsyth Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Kilsyth Primary School?
Kilsyth Primary School is at Shuttle Street, Kilsyth, Kilsyth, G65 0BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)