St Aidan's Primary School, Wishaw
St Aidan's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Wishaw. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Aidan's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Aidan'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.
St Aidan's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 281 pupils, an average class size of 15.6 and 12 pupils per teacher.
17% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 30.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 96% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Aidan's Primary School are Calderbridge Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Cambusnethan Primary School (0.8 miles), St Ignatius' Primary School (0.9 miles) and Wishaw Academy Primary School (0.9 miles).
Calderbridge Primary SchoolCambusnethan Primary SchoolSt Ignatius' Primary SchoolWishaw Academy Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cleland Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coltness Primary School (opposite), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Aidan's Primary School are St Aidan's High School (0.6 miles) and Coltness High School (0.6 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 St Aidan'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)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 1 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Aidan's Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Aidan's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Aidan's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Aidan'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 St Aidan's Primary School?
If you live in St Aidan'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 St Aidan's 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, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 St Aidan's Primary School?
St Aidan's Primary School is at Coltness Road, Wishaw, Wishaw, ML2 7EY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)