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Shawhead Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Neidpath Avenue, Shawhead, COATBRIDGE, ML5 4NG · North Lanarkshire

Coatbridge’s School Grade B− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
69
September 2025, 6.8 teachers
Average class
17.2 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
45%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
54%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Shawhead Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 17.2 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Shawhead Primary School had 69 pupils in September 2025, with 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10 pupils for each. 54% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 31 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 45% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Shawhead Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Shawhead Primary School

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.

St Bernard's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
103 pupils20.6 average class0.1 km away
St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge)
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
211 pupils23.4 average class0.9 km away
St Timothy's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
439 pupils23.1 average class1 km away
Riverbank Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
362 pupils25.9 average class1.2 km away
Kirkshaws Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
170 pupils24.3 average class1.4 km away
St Stephen's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
286 pupils19.1 average class1.5 km away

Shawhead Primary School: common questions

How good is Shawhead Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Shawhead Primary School?

69 in September 2025, in classes averaging 17.2 pupils.

How do I get a place at Shawhead Primary School?

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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