Kirkshaws Primary School, Coatbridge
Kirkshaws Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Coatbridge.
- Attendance
- 91%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kirkshaws Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kirkshaws 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.
Kirkshaws Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 170 pupils, an average class size of 24.3 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 29.2% 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 54% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kirkshaws Primary School are St Timothy's Primary School (0.3 miles), St Monica's Primary School (0.6 miles), Old Monkland Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge) (0.6 miles).
St Timothy's Primary SchoolSt Monica's Primary SchoolOld Monkland Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge)
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkwood Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kirkshaws Primary School (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Kirkshaws Primary School are St Andrew's High School (0.3 miles), Coatbridge High School (1.4 miles) and St Ambrose High School (1.6 miles).
St Andrew's High SchoolCoatbridge High SchoolSt Ambrose 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Kirkshaws Primary School in February 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Kirkshaws Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Kirkshaws Primary School
Questions parents ask about Kirkshaws Primary School
When was Kirkshaws Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Kirkshaws Primary School in February 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Kirkshaws Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kirkshaws 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 Kirkshaws Primary School?
If you live in Kirkshaws 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 Kirkshaws Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 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 Kirkshaws Primary School?
Kirkshaws Primary School is at Old Monkland Road, Coatbridge, Coatbridge, ML5 5EJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)