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St Ambrose High School

65 Townhead Road, Coatbridge, ML5 2HT

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
1,534
SEED code
8506736
Local authority
North Lanarkshire
Website
School website
Telephone
01236 794896

About this school

St Ambrose High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Coatbridge. It has 1,534 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected St Ambrose High 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 on roll
2023
1,464
2024
1,476
2025
1,534
Pupils per teacher
2023
14.7
2024
15
2025
15.5
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
71
2024
36
2025
131
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
12.8%
2024
11.9%
2025
11.3%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

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)
392 (26%)
Q2
325 (21%)
Q3
199 (13%)
Q4
524 (34%)
Q5 (least deprived)
94 (6%)

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

Other schools in Coatbridge

Common questions

What kind of school is St Ambrose High School?
St Ambrose High School is a secondary school in Coatbridge.
Has St Ambrose High 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 St Ambrose High School, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How big is St Ambrose High School?
St Ambrose High School has 1,534 pupils on roll.
Does St Ambrose High 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.