Abercorn Secondary School, GLASGOW
Abercorn Secondary School is a special school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 83%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Abercorn Secondary School in detail
School in Scotland
Abercorn Secondary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 125 pupils and 4.1 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 83% in 2024/25, and 48.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Abercorn Secondary School are Broomlea Primary School (0.8 miles), St Martin's Primary School (0.8 miles), East Park School (1.3 miles) and Kelbourne Park Primary School (1.3 miles).
Broomlea Primary SchoolSt Martin's Primary SchoolEast Park SchoolKelbourne Park Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Cowcaddens SPT Subway Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corn Street (opposite), 50 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Abercorn Secondary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 54
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 12
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 54 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 42 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Abercorn Secondary School
What is the catchment area for Abercorn Secondary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Abercorn Secondary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Abercorn Secondary School?
If you live in Abercorn Secondary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Glasgow City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Glasgow City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Abercorn Secondary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 54 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 12 serious and 42 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Abercorn Secondary School?
Abercorn Secondary School is at 195 Garscube Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G4 9QH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)