Pentland School, Coatbridge
Pentland School is a special school for pupils in Coatbridge.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Pentland School in detail
School in Scotland
Pentland 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 4 pupils and 1.2 pupils per teacher.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Pentland School are Buchanan High (under 0.1 miles), Drumpark Primary School (1 mile), Portland High School (1.2 miles) and Mavisbank School (2.5 miles).
Buchanan HighDrumpark Primary SchoolPortland High SchoolMavisbank School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Blairhill Rail Station, about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mosspark Road (after), 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Pentland School in June 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Pentland School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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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Questions parents ask about Pentland School
When was Pentland School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Pentland School in June 2022.
What is the catchment area for Pentland School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Pentland 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 Pentland School?
If you live in Pentland 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 Pentland School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were 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 Pentland School?
Pentland School is at Townhead Road, Coatbridge, Coatbridge, ML5 2HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)