Baljaffray Primary School, Bearsden

Baljaffray 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.

Baljaffray Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 263 pupils, an average class size of 21.9 and 15.8 pupils per teacher.

24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.

5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 58% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 95.8% in 2024/25, and 9.6% 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 61% full.

From the headteacher's welcome: "In it we have tried to paint a picture of life at Baljaffray Primary School. We like to think that within our school we have created a caring, secure community for children, parents and staff."

The nearest other state primary schools to Baljaffray Primary School are St Nicholas' Primary School (0.2 miles), Castlehill Primary School (0.3 miles), Mosshead Primary School (0.8 miles) and Camstradden Primary School (0.9 miles).

The nearest railway station is Bearsden Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lammermuir Gardens (opposite), 120 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to Baljaffray Primary School are Bearsden Academy (0.2 miles), Drumchapel High School (1.2 miles) and Douglas Academy (1.3 miles).