Alexandra Parade Primary School, GLASGOW
Alexandra Parade Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 88.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Alexandra Parade Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Alexandra Parade Primary 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 249 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
81% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 75% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 36% speak English as an additional language.
61% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.9% in 2024/25, and 39.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 55% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alexandra Parade Primary School are Golfhill Primary School (0.1 miles), St Denis' Primary School (0.3 miles), Haghill Park Primary School & Nursery Class (0.5 miles) and St Roch's Primary School (0.6 miles).
Golfhill Primary SchoolSt Denis' Primary SchoolHaghill Park Primary School & Nursery ClassSt Roch's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alexandra Parade Rail Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitevale Street (before), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Alexandra Parade Primary School are Whitehill Secondary School (0.1 miles), St Mungo's Academy (0.7 miles), St Roch's Secondary School (0.7 miles) and Smithycroft Secondary School (1.4 miles).
Whitehill Secondary SchoolSt Mungo's AcademySt Roch's Secondary SchoolSmithycroft Secondary School
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 Alexandra Parade Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 27
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 19 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 Alexandra Parade Primary School
What is the catchment area for Alexandra Parade Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Alexandra Parade Primary 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 Alexandra Parade Primary School?
If you live in Alexandra Parade Primary 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 Alexandra Parade Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 19 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 Alexandra Parade Primary School?
Alexandra Parade Primary School is at 136 Armadale Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G31 2TL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)