St Margaret of Scotland Primary School, Cumbernauld
St Margaret of Scotland Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cumbernauld. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Margaret of Scotland Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Margaret of Scotland 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 Margaret of Scotland Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 245 pupils, an average class size of 15.3 and 10.7 pupils per teacher.
27% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
51% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 4% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 27.8% 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 good (A); the school was 92% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Margaret of Scotland Primary School are Carbrain Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld) (0.5 miles), Woodlands Primary School (0.7 miles) and Kildrum Primary School (0.7 miles).
Carbrain Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld)Woodlands Primary SchoolKildrum Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cumbernauld Rail Station, about 330 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broomlands Road (before), 260 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Margaret of Scotland Primary School are Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld (0.7 miles), Cumbernauld Academy (0.7 miles), Greenfaulds High School (1 mile) and St Maurice's High School (1.8 miles).
Our Lady's High School - CumbernauldCumbernauld AcademyGreenfaulds High SchoolSt Maurice's 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 Margaret of Scotland 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 3
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, 0 serious and 3 slight.
3 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 St Margaret of Scotland Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Margaret of Scotland Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Margaret of Scotland 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 Margaret of Scotland Primary School?
If you live in St Margaret of Scotland 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 Margaret of Scotland 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, 0 serious and 3 slight. 3 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 St Margaret of Scotland Primary School?
St Margaret of Scotland Primary School is at Broomlands Road, Cumbernauld, Cumbernauld, G67 2PT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)