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Tollbrae Primary School, Airdrie

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Tollbrae Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Airdrie.

Attendance
90.5%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Tollbrae Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Tollbrae 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.

Tollbrae Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 251 pupils, an average class size of 25.1 and 17.4 pupils per teacher.

36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.

61% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 90.5% in 2024/25, and 35.2% 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 73% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Tollbrae Primary School are St Edward's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Dominic's Primary School (0.6 miles), Chapelside Primary School (0.6 miles) and Rochsolloch Primary School (0.7 miles).

St Edward's Primary SchoolSt Dominic's Primary SchoolChapelside Primary SchoolRochsolloch Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Airdrie Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springwells Avenue (after), 240 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Tollbrae Primary School are St Margaret's High School (0.5 miles), Airdrie Academy (0.9 miles) and Caldervale High School (1.1 miles).

St Margaret's High SchoolAirdrie AcademyCaldervale High School

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:North Lanarkshire
Phone:01236 794886
Address:South Biggar Road, Airdrie, Airdrie, ML6 9LZ
Language:Gaelic medium provision
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Tollbrae Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:8501521

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Springwells Avenue (After)
242m · 4 min walk
Albert Place (Opp)
256m · 4 min walk
Craigneuk Playing fields (opp)
256m · 4 min walk
Gartleahill (before)
262m · 4 min walk
Livingstone Place (Before)
265m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
1
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

3 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.

Commute and house prices

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Tollbrae Primary School

What is the catchment area for Tollbrae Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Tollbrae 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 Tollbrae Primary School?

If you live in Tollbrae 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 Tollbrae Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Tollbrae Primary School?

Tollbrae Primary School is at South Biggar Road, Airdrie, Airdrie, ML6 9LZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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