Cairns Primary School
Ivybank Avenue, Cambuslang, G72 8SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- SEED code
- 8455821
- Local authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0141 6412218
About this school
Cairns Primary School is a primary school in Rutherglen. It has 313 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland has not yet inspected Cairns Primary School under its current framework. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
Not yet inspected
This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.
Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
Pupils by home-area deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.
- Q1 (most deprived)
- 119 (38%)
- Q2
- 122 (39%)
- Q3
- 9 (3%)
- Q4
- 35 (11%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 28 (9%)
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cadoc's Primary School0.0 miles
Primary
- 0.5 miles
-
Park View Primary School0.6 miles
Primary
-
Hallside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary
-
West Coats Primary School0.9 miles
Primary
Other schools in Rutherglen
- Annette Street Primary School Primary
- Bankhead Primary School Primary
- Battlefield Primary School Primary
- Braidbar Primary School Primary
- Burgh Primary School Primary
- Burnside Primary School Primary
- Busby Primary School Primary
- Calderwood Primary School Primary
- Carmunnock Primary School Primary
- Carmyle Primary School & Nursery Class Primary
- Carolside Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Cairns Primary School?
- Cairns Primary School is a primary school in Rutherglen.
- Has Cairns Primary School been inspected?
- Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected Cairns Primary School, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cairns Primary School?
- Cairns Primary School has 313 pupils on roll.
- Does Cairns Primary School publish exam results?
- Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.
School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.