New Monkland Primary School, AIRDRIE
New Monkland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Airdrie.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
New Monkland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
New Monkland 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.
New Monkland Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 160 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 17.4 pupils per teacher.
21% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 17.2% 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 66% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to New Monkland Primary School are Golfhill Primary School (0.7 miles), St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) (0.9 miles), St Serf's Primary School (1.2 miles) and Chapelside Primary School (1.2 miles).
Golfhill Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)St Serf's Primary SchoolChapelside Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Coatdyke Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ryden Mains Road (opposite), 210 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to New Monkland Primary School are Airdrie Academy (0.9 miles) and St Margaret's High School (1.4 miles).
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 New Monkland 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
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
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.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
New Monkland Primary School
Questions parents ask about New Monkland Primary School
What is the catchment area for New Monkland Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and New Monkland 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 New Monkland Primary School?
If you live in New Monkland 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 New Monkland 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. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 New Monkland Primary School?
New Monkland Primary School is at Raebog Road, Glenmavis, AIRDRIE, AIRDRIE, ML6 0NW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)