Lairdsland Primary School, Kirkintilloch
Lairdsland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kirkintilloch.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lairdsland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lairdsland 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 25.5 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.
14% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
11% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 26% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 21.1% 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 94% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lairdsland Primary School are Holy Family Primary School (0.3 miles), Lenzie Meadow Primary School (0.6 miles), Hillhead Primary School (0.9 miles) and Oxgang Primary School (1.1 miles).
Holy Family Primary SchoolLenzie Meadow Primary SchoolHillhead Primary SchoolOxgang Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lenzie Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Scotsblair Avenue (at), 340 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lairdsland Primary School are St Ninian's High School (0.3 miles), East Dunbartonshire Central School (0.4 miles), Lenzie Academy (0.4 miles) and Kirkintilloch High School (1.4 miles).
St Ninian's High SchoolEast Dunbartonshire Central SchoolLenzie AcademyKirkintilloch 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 Lairdsland Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 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 Lairdsland Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lairdsland Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lairdsland 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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Lairdsland Primary School?
If you live in Lairdsland Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Lairdsland Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lairdsland Primary School?
Lairdsland Primary School is at 70 Donaldson Street, Kirkintilloch, Kirkintilloch, G66 1XS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)