Balmuildy Primary School, Bishopbriggs
Balmuildy Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bishopbriggs.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Balmuildy Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Balmuildy 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 344 pupils, an average class size of 24.6 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 43% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.4% in 2024/25, and 10.6% 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 79% full.
Balmuildy Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Balmuildy Primary is a non-denominational school situated in the west of Bishopbriggs. It serves an area stretching from the Glasgow boundary to Hilton Road on the west side of Kirkintilloch Road. The school was built in 1962 and has a traditional structure with 16 classrooms and a large hall with a stage."
From the headteacher's welcome: "The ethos of our learning community is to have the wellbeing of children at its centre, to work together to maximise their attainment and achievements in order to prepare them for life and work in a 21 st Century world."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics and cross-country.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Balmuildy Primary School are Meadowburn Gaelic Unit (0.5 miles), Meadowburn Primary School (0.5 miles), Wester Cleddens Primary (0.6 miles) and St Matthew's Primary School (0.6 miles).
Meadowburn Gaelic UnitMeadowburn Primary SchoolWester Cleddens PrimarySt Matthew's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bishopbriggs Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Southesk Avenue (after), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Balmuildy Primary School are Turnbull High School (0.3 miles) and Bishopbriggs Academy (1.1 miles).
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 Balmuildy Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 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 Balmuildy Primary School
What is the catchment area for Balmuildy Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Balmuildy 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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Balmuildy Primary School?
If you live in Balmuildy Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Balmuildy Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Balmuildy Primary School?
Balmuildy Primary School is at Stirling Drive, Bishopbriggs, Bishopbriggs, G64 3AJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)