St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie), Airdrie
St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) is a primary school for pupils in Airdrie. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 89.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) in detail
School in Scotland
St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) 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 Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 163 pupils, an average class size of 20.4 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.1% in 2024/25, and 40.4% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 61% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) are Golfhill Primary School (0.3 miles), Chapelside Primary School (0.5 miles), Victoria Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Serf's Primary School (0.7 miles).
Golfhill Primary SchoolChapelside Primary SchoolVictoria Primary SchoolSt Serf's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Airdrie Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rochsoles Drive (opposite), 250 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) are Airdrie Academy (0.4 miles), St Margaret's High School (0.8 miles) and Coatbridge High School (1.2 miles).
Airdrie AcademySt Margaret's High SchoolCoatbridge High School
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 Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)'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.
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.
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Questions parents ask about St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)
What is the catchment area for St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) 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 Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)?
If you live in St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)'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 Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)?
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. 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 St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie)?
St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) is at Laggan Road, Airdrie, Airdrie, ML6 0LL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)