Schools in Coatbridge

About schools in Coatbridge

Coatbridge lists 29 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another six schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Education Scotland inspects the schools listed here. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.

Primary schools19

• Bargeddie Primary School
• Gartcosh Primary School
• Glenboig Primary School
• Greenhill Primary School
• Kirkshaws Primary School
• Langloan Primary School
• Oakwood Primary School
• Old Monkland Primary School
• Our Lady & St Joseph's Primary School
• Shawhead Primary School
• St Augustine's Primary School
• St Bartholomew's Primary School
• St Benedict's Primary School
• St Bernard's Primary School
• St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge)
• St Monica's Primary School
• St Patrick's Primary School (Coatbridge)
• St Timothy's Primary School
• Townhead Primary School

Secondary schools4

• Coatbridge High School
• Lochend Community High School
• St Ambrose High School
• St Andrew's High School

Special schools and alternative provision6

• Buchanan High
• Drumpark Primary School
• Fallside School
• Mavisbank School
• Pentland School
• Portland High School

Common questions about schools in Coatbridge

How many schools does Coatbridge have?

OfferDay lists 29 schools in Coatbridge, including 19 primary schools and six special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Coatbridge?

Schools in Coatbridge are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.

How are schools in Coatbridge ranked?

OfferDay does not rank schools in Coatbridge. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.

School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 25 October 2026.