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Plains Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational

1 Annieshill View, Plains, AIRDRIE, ML6 7NY · North Lanarkshire

Plains’s School Grade C against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
104
September 2025, 8.8 teachers
Average class
20.8 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
41%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
60%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Plains Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 20.8 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Plains Primary School had 104 pupils in September 2025, with 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12 pupils for each. 60% 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). 43 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 41% 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 Plains 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 Plains 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 David's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
123 pupils20.5 average class0 km away
Clarkston Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
309 pupils25.8 average class1.7 km away
Hilltop Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
419 pupils15.5 average class2.1 km away
St Serf's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
177 pupils22.1 average class2.5 km away
St Edward's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
190 pupils23.8 average class2.7 km away
Tollbrae Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
251 pupils25.1 average class2.7 km away

Plains Primary School: common questions

How good is Plains 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 Plains Primary School?

104 in September 2025, in classes averaging 20.8 pupils.

How do I get a place at Plains 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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