Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School, COATBRIDGE
Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Coatbridge. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Our Lady & St Joseph's 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.
Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 143 pupils, an average class size of 23.8 and 18.3 pupils per teacher.
34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91.5% in 2024/25, and 28% 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 78% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School are Glenboig Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Gartcosh Primary School (1.2 miles), Townhead Primary School (1.4 miles) and St Michael's Primary School (1.5 miles).
Glenboig Primary SchoolGartcosh Primary SchoolTownhead Primary SchoolSt Michael's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gartcosh Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Centre Street (opposite), 80 metres away.
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 Our Lady & St Joseph's 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)
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 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 Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School
What is the catchment area for Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Our Lady & St Joseph's 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 Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School?
If you live in Our Lady & St Joseph's 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 Our Lady & St Joseph's 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 North Lanarkshire is 5 (the median across 153 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School?
Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School is at 5 South Medrox Street, Glenboig, COATBRIDGE, COATBRIDGE, ML5 2RU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)