Balfron Primary School, Balfron
Balfron Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Balfron.
- Attendance
- 95.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Balfron Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Balfron 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.
Balfron Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 165 pupils, an average class size of 23.6 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 64% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.5% in 2024/25, and 14% 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 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Balfron Primary School are Killearn Primary School (2.6 miles), Buchlyvie Primary School (3.3 miles) and Fintry Primary School (4.3 miles).
Killearn Primary SchoolBuchlyvie Primary SchoolFintry Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Balfron Primary School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High School (at), 40 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 Balfron 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)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 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 Balfron Primary School
What is the catchment area for Balfron Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Balfron 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 Stirling. Stirling publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Balfron Primary School?
If you live in Balfron Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Stirling will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Stirling - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Balfron Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Balfron Primary School?
Balfron Primary School is at Moor Road, Balfron, Balfron, G63 0PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)