North Lanarkshire: ASN primary schools
Language and Communication Support Centres (LCSC) are attached to mainstream schools. These are smaller classes (generally 6-10 pupils) serving children with particular language and communication needs who are able to access the mainstream school curriculum. The class will have a Learning Support Assistant (previously called ASNA) alongside the teacher and receive input from NHS Speech and Language.
All requests to attend a LCSC must be done through a placing request (Additional Support Needs Placing Request | North Lanarkshire Council).
Most LCSC schools offer a placement from P1-7, the exception to this is St Margaret of Scotland which is currently P1-3 only. A consultation is planned to move St Margaret of Scotland to be P1-7 like the other LCSC schools but due to lack of space in the building this is expected to be implemented by the current P1-3 continuing in the school and there being no new P1 intake until the current P3 class leave at the end of P7.
A new LCSC unit will open within the new building of Gartcosh Primary School. The new primary school is due to open in August 2026 but the LSCS is not expected to be ready until November 2026 so there will be no intake to this LCSC until the August 2027 school year.
North Lanarkshire does not widely publish the LCSC schools and many do not include LCSC in the school name. There are currently the following LCSC schools in North Lanarkshire:
| Hilltop Primary School Petersburn Road Airdrie ML6 8BH ✉ enquiries-at-hilltop@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01236 632240 | New Stevenson Primary School New Stevenston ML1 4HX ✉ enquiries-at-newstevenston@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01698 522730 | Orchard Primary School Castlehill Road Wishaw ML2 0LB ✉ enquiries-at-orchard@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01698 274984 |
| St Aidan’s Primary School Coltness Road Wishaw ML2 7EY ✉ enquiries-at-st-aidans-pri@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01698 522702 | St Lucy’s Primary School Oak Road Cumbernauld G67 3LQ ✉ enquiries-at-st-lucys@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01236 794852 | St Margaret of Scotland Primary School) Broomlands Road Cumbernauld G67 2PT ✉ enquiries-at-st-margaret-scotland@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01236 632102 |
| St Stephen’s Primary School Sikeside Street Coatbridge ML5 4QH ✉ enquiries-at-st-stephens@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01236 794850 | St Timothy’s Primary School Old Monkland Road Coatbridge ML5 4EA ✉ enquiries-at-st-timothys@northlan.org.uk ☏ 01236 632134 |
ASN schools have a full school roll of children with additional needs. The schools are smaller than a mainstream school with a total school role of 60-70 pupils, meaning smaller class sizes and generally more experienced staff.
Some ASN primary schools have an ASN secondary school on the same campus or in the same building. Attending an ASN primary is not guarantee of receiving an ASN secondary place and a placing request needs to be made in P6 for secondary school.
The schools are:
| Clydeview School Cassels Street Motherwell ML1 1DX ✉enquiries-at-clydeview@northlan.org.uk 🕾 01698 274985 | Drumpark Primary School Albert Street Coatbridge ML5 3ET ✉ enquiries-at-drumpark@northlan.org.uk 🕾 01236 794884 | Firpark Primary School 177 Milton Street Motherwell ML1 1DL ✉ enquiries-at-firpark-pri@northlan.org.uk 🕾 01698 274933 |
| Glencryan School Greenfaulds Cumbernauld G67 2XJ ✉ enquiries-at-glencryan@northlan.org.uk 🕾 01236 794866 | Pentland School Townhead Road Coatbridge ML5 2HT ✉ enquiries-at-pentland@northlan.org.uk 🕾 01236 794833 | Redburn School Kildrum Ring Road Cumbernauld G67 2EL ✉ enquiries-at-redburn@northlan.org.uk 🕾 01236 632236 |