Plains Primary School, AIRDRIE
Plains Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Airdrie.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Plains Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Plains 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 104 pupils, an average class size of 20.8 and 11.8 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
60% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 25% 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 69% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Plains Primary School are St David's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Clarkston Primary School (1.1 miles), Hilltop Primary School (1.3 miles) and St Serf's Primary School (1.6 miles).
St David's Primary SchoolClarkston Primary SchoolHilltop Primary SchoolSt Serf's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Drumgelloch Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wallace Street (after), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Plains Primary School are Caldervale High School (1 mile) and St Margaret's High School (1.6 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 Plains Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Plains Primary School
What is the catchment area for Plains Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Plains 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 Plains Primary School?
If you live in Plains 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 Plains Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Plains Primary School?
Plains Primary School is at 1 Annieshill View, Plains, AIRDRIE, AIRDRIE, ML6 7NY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)