Ladeside Primary School, Larbert
Ladeside Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Larbert.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ladeside Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ladeside 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.
Ladeside Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 228 pupils, an average class size of 22.8 and 9.4 pupils per teacher.
43% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
27% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 23% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 20.9% 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 80% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ladeside Primary School are Larbert Village Primary School (0.4 miles), Stenhousemuir Primary School (0.8 miles), Easter Carmuirs Primary School (0.9 miles) and Carmuirs Primary School (1.1 miles).
Larbert Village Primary SchoolStenhousemuir Primary SchoolEaster Carmuirs Primary SchoolCarmuirs Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Larbert Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ladeside Primary School are Larbert High School (0.6 miles), St Mungo's RC High School (1.3 miles) and Falkirk High School (1.5 miles).
Larbert High SchoolSt Mungo's RC High SchoolFalkirk 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 Ladeside 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
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 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 Ladeside Primary School
What is the catchment area for Ladeside Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ladeside 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 Falkirk. Falkirk publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Ladeside Primary School?
If you live in Ladeside Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Falkirk will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Falkirk - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Ladeside Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ladeside Primary School?
Ladeside Primary School is at Carronvale Road, Larbert, Larbert, FK5 3LH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)