St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld), Cumbernauld
St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) is a primary school for pupils in Cumbernauld. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) in detail
School in Scotland
St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) 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 (Cumbernauld) has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 195 pupils, an average class size of 24.4 and 19.5 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 12.4% 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 53% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) are Cumbernauld Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (1.1 miles), Eastfield Primary School (1.2 miles) and Holy Cross Primary School (1.3 miles).
Cumbernauld Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld)Eastfield Primary SchoolHoly Cross Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croy Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (near), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) are Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (1.2 miles), St Maurice's High School (1.6 miles), Cumbernauld Academy (1.6 miles) and Greenfaulds High School (1.7 miles).
Our Lady's High School - CumbernauldSt Maurice's High SchoolCumbernauld AcademyGreenfaulds 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) in February 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 (Cumbernauld)
When was St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) in February 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld)?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) 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 (Cumbernauld)?
If you live in St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld)'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 (Cumbernauld)?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. 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 (Cumbernauld)?
St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) is at Eastfield Road, Cumbernauld, Cumbernauld, G68 0EB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)