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Kirkshaws Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Old Monkland Road, Coatbridge ML5 5EJ · northlanarkshire.gov.uk · 01236 632054
Overview
- Pupils
- 170
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 50 places
- Teachers
- 12.3
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
- Average class size
- 24.3
- Additional support needs
- 59 pupils (35%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (117 pupils)
- P6 and older41.5% (22 pupils)
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 (short inspection, report published 11 February 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 11 Feb 2025
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Mar 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Mar 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 16 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 50
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 4 · Good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |