Ravenswood Primary School, Cumbernauld
Ravenswood Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cumbernauld.
- Attendance
- 92.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ravenswood Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ravenswood 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 218 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 14.5 pupils per teacher.
32% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.1% in 2024/25, and 28.4% 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 good (A); the school was 64% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ravenswood Primary School are St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (0.4 miles), Woodlands Primary School (0.4 miles), Baird Memorial Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Margaret of Scotland Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld)Woodlands Primary SchoolBaird Memorial Primary SchoolSt Margaret of Scotland Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Greenfaulds Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is MacTaggart Road (opposite), 170 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ravenswood Primary School are Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (0.2 miles), Greenfaulds High School (0.4 miles), St Maurice's High School (1.1 miles) and Cumbernauld Academy (1.4 miles).
Our Lady's High School - CumbernauldGreenfaulds High SchoolSt Maurice's High SchoolCumbernauld Academy
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 Ravenswood Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
2 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 Ravenswood Primary School
What is the catchment area for Ravenswood Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ravenswood 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 Ravenswood Primary School?
If you live in Ravenswood 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 Ravenswood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 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 Ravenswood Primary School?
Ravenswood Primary School is at Tiree Road, Cumbernauld, Cumbernauld, G67 1NR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)