Old Monkland Primary School, Coatbridge
Old Monkland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Coatbridge.
- Attendance
- 89.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Old Monkland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Old 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.
Old Monkland Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 116 pupils, an average class size of 19.3 and 12.6 pupils per teacher.
44% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 30% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
63% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.8% in 2024/25, and 42.8% 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 49% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Old Monkland Primary School are St Monica's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Kirkshaws Primary School (0.6 miles), Langloan Primary School (0.6 miles) and Bargeddie Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Monica's Primary SchoolKirkshaws Primary SchoolLangloan Primary SchoolBargeddie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkwood Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glebe Avenue (opposite), 250 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Old Monkland Primary School are St Andrew's High School (0.9 miles) and St Ambrose 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Old Monkland Primary School in October 2024.
- 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
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
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 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 Old Monkland Primary School
When was Old Monkland Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Old Monkland Primary School in October 2024. 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 Old Monkland Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Old 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 Old Monkland Primary School?
If you live in Old 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 Old Monkland Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Old Monkland Primary School?
Old Monkland Primary School is at Sharp Avenue, Coatbridge, Coatbridge, ML5 5TJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)