Stane Primary School, Shotts
Stane Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Shotts.
- Attendance
- 94.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Stane Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Stane 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.
Stane Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 170 pupils, an average class size of 24.3 and 16.3 pupils per teacher.
27% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
52% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.2% in 2024/25, and 15.2% 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 78% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stane Primary School are St Patrick's Primary School (Shotts) (0.6 miles), Dykehead Primary School (0.9 miles), Allanton Primary School (1.8 miles) and Kirk O'Shotts Primary School (2.7 miles).
St Patrick's Primary School (Shotts)Dykehead Primary SchoolAllanton Primary SchoolKirk O'Shotts Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shotts Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Charlotte Street (opposite), 30 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Stane Primary School in February 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
Keep up with Stane Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Stane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Stane Primary School
When was Stane Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Stane Primary School in February 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Stane Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Stane 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 Stane Primary School?
If you live in Stane 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 Stane 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 Stane Primary School?
Stane Primary School is at Torbothie Road, Shotts, Shotts, ML7 5JJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)