Auchenlodment Primary School, JOHNSTONE
Auchenlodment Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Johnstone.
- Attendance
- 91.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Auchenlodment Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Auchenlodment 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.
Auchenlodment Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 207 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 14.9 pupils per teacher.
43% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 26.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 69% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Auchenlodment Primary School are Thorn Primary School (0.6 miles), St Margaret's Primary School (0.8 miles), Cochrane Castle Primary (0.8 miles) and St David's Primary School (0.8 miles).
Thorn Primary SchoolSt Margaret's Primary SchoolCochrane Castle PrimarySt David's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Johnstone Rail Station, about 920 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elm Drive (opp 126), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Auchenlodment Primary School are Johnstone High School (1 mile), St Benedict's High School (1.4 miles), Linwood High School (1.6 miles) and Gleniffer High School (1.6 miles).
Johnstone High SchoolSt Benedict's High SchoolLinwood High SchoolGleniffer High 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 Auchenlodment Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 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 Auchenlodment Primary School
What is the catchment area for Auchenlodment Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Auchenlodment 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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Auchenlodment Primary School?
If you live in Auchenlodment Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Auchenlodment Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Auchenlodment Primary School?
Auchenlodment Primary School is at Aspen Place, JOHNSTONE, JOHNSTONE, PA5 9QQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)