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Cairns Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Ivybank Avenue, Cambuslang G72 8SQ · cairns-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk · 0141 641 2218
Overview
- Pupils
- 313
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 54 places
- Teachers
- 20.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
- Average class size
- 22.4
- Additional support needs
- 116 pupils (37%)
- English as an additional language
- 24 pupils (8%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (232 pupils)
- P6 and older39.5% (32 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 38%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 26 February 2019) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 26 Feb 2019
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 3 May 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 54
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |