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St Andrew's Primary and Nursery Cumbernauld

St Andrew's Primary school badge St Andrew's is a co-educational Roman Catholic primary school for all stages from P1 to P7. It's catchment area lies in the Craigmarloch, Dullatur, Westerwood, Carrickstone and Castlecary areas of Cumbernauld. The school is located on a site which accommodates both a non-denominational and a Roman Catholic school. 

Each school has its own educational wing comprising of teaching bases and activity area with associated pupil entrances, toilets and cloakrooms. The central core areas are designed for use by each school on a pro-rata and also for community use. The building is designed to be wholly compatible with the needs of disabled persons with lift installation, ramps and disabled toilets. Outside view of St Andrew's Primary school

Both schools have the best of facilities and resources to meet the needs of the 5-14 curriculum and to allow both pupils and staff to work in pleasant and appropriate surroundings.  The school is built on two floors.  The layout is semi open plan with provision to separate adjoining classes by use of folding partitions.

The central core of the school consists of the school consists of gymnasium and assembly hall, conference and audio visual area and two noisy or quiet areas and a library.

Included in the external environment is a state of the art full size synthetic playing field capable of accommodating most sports due to the material used, a changing pavilion and a tarmac play area.  

Nursery provision will provide places for 40 children in the morning and also in the afternoon.  The school is staffed by 10 teaching staff and five non teaching staff.

Pupils normally transfer from primary to secondary between the ages of 11.5 and 12.5 so that they will have the opportunity to complete at least four years of secondary education.  Pupils from St Andrew's normally transfer to Our Lady's High, Dowanfield Road, Cumbernauld.

The aims of St Andrew's primary school are:

  • to encourage all children to work to their full potential and to develop their skills and talents in a safe, happy and caring atmosphere.
  • to encourage friendship, understanding and harmony among all the pupils and to foster a sense of self-respect and self-esteem.
  • to foster good relationships among all those who work in, or visit, the school.
  • to play an active Christian part in the life of the school and the Catholic parishes it serves.
  • to establish a sense of community in the area and participate in activities involving other schools and agencies.

School roll for session 2007/2008

Pry 1

Pry 2

Pry 3

Pry 4

Pry 5

Pry 6

Pry 7

Total

40

41

52

31

39

23

25

251

Pupil roll statistics from Scottish Government census census at September 2007.  Rolls are subject to change throughout the school session. 

National Test Results 5-14

Percentage of pupils attaining at least the appropriate level for their stage in P3, P4, P6 and P7 defined as:

P3 - Level A
P4 - Level B
P6 - Level C
P7 - Level D

  2007 2006 2005
Reading 83.9 93.8 91.7
Writing 79.5 85.4 87.5
Mathematics 92.0 97.9 86.1


Percentage attendance (%)

    2007 2006 2005
Attendance  96.4 96.5 97.0

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Use the "External Links" box at the right to access the school's HMI report.

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