Buchanan High
67 Townhead Road, Coatbridge, ML5 2HT · North Lanarkshire
Coatbridge’s School Grade B− against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Buchanan High
- Special schools have no letter
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Buchanan High had 151 pupils in September 2025, with 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 6 pupils for each. 47% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 151 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 100% of the roll, against 98% across Scotland’s special schools.
Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.
Schools near Buchanan High
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- St Ambrose High · Roman Catholic · 0.1 km
- St Bartholomew's PS · Roman Catholic · 0.4 km
- Townhead PS · Non-denominational · 1 km
- Langloan PS · Non-denominational · 1.4 km
- St Kevin's PS · Roman Catholic · 1.5 km
Schools of the same phase near Buchanan High
Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.
Buchanan High: common questions
How good is Buchanan High?
Scotland doesn’t publish results by special school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.
How many pupils go to Buchanan High?
151 in September 2025.
How do I get a place at Buchanan High?
Through North Lanarkshire council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.
Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.
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