Shawhead Primary School, COATBRIDGE
Shawhead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Coatbridge.
- Attendance
- 91.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Shawhead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Shawhead 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.
Shawhead Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 69 pupils, an average class size of 17.2 and 10.1 pupils per teacher.
45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
54% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.2% in 2024/25, and 28.8% 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 poor (C); the school was 55% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Shawhead Primary School are St Bernard's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Timothy's Primary School (0.6 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge) (0.6 miles) and Riverbank Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Bernard's Primary SchoolSt Timothy's Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge)Riverbank Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Whifflet Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Berwick Street (after), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Shawhead Primary School are St Andrew's High School (0.6 miles), Coatbridge High School (1.2 miles) and Bellshill Academy (1.8 miles).
St Andrew's High SchoolCoatbridge High SchoolBellshill 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 Shawhead Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 4 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 Shawhead Primary School
What is the catchment area for Shawhead Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Shawhead 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 Shawhead Primary School?
If you live in Shawhead 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 Shawhead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 4 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 Shawhead Primary School?
Shawhead Primary School is at Neidpath Avenue, Shawhead, COATBRIDGE, COATBRIDGE, ML5 4NG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)