St Bartholomew's Primary School, COATBRIDGE
St Bartholomew's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Coatbridge. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Bartholomew's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Bartholomew'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 Bartholomew's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 129 pupils, an average class size of 21.5 and 13.7 pupils per teacher.
46% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.2% in 2024/25, and 29.4% 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 41% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Bartholomew's Primary School are Townhead Primary School (0.3 miles), Langloan Primary School (1.1 miles), St Augustine's Primary School (1.3 miles) and Greenhill Primary School (1.3 miles).
Townhead Primary SchoolLangloan Primary SchoolSt Augustine's Primary SchoolGreenhill Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Blairhill Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Katrine Place (before), 120 metres away.
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 Bartholomew's 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)
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 Bartholomew's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Bartholomew's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Bartholomew'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 Bartholomew's Primary School?
If you live in St Bartholomew'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 Bartholomew's Primary School?
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 Bartholomew's Primary School?
St Bartholomew's Primary School is at Deveron Street, Townhead, COATBRIDGE, COATBRIDGE, ML5 2JB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)