Bankhead Primary School, GLASGOW
Bankhead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 90.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bankhead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bankhead 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 284 pupils, an average class size of 25.8 and 13.7 pupils per teacher.
69% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 75% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 57% speak English as an additional language.
71% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.6% in 2024/25, and 32% 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 62% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bankhead Primary School are St Brendan's Primary School (0.5 miles), Clyde Primary School (0.5 miles), Corpus Christi Primary School (0.5 miles) and Blairdardie Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Brendan's Primary SchoolClyde Primary SchoolCorpus Christi Primary SchoolBlairdardie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Garscadden Rail Station, about 310 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dykebar Avenue (opposite), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bankhead Primary School are Knightswood Secondary School (1 mile), Jordanhill School (1.2 miles), St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (1.3 miles) and Trinity High School (1.3 miles).
Knightswood Secondary SchoolJordanhill SchoolSt Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolTrinity 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 Bankhead Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 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 Bankhead Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bankhead Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bankhead 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 Bankhead Primary School?
If you live in Bankhead 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 Bankhead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 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 Bankhead Primary School?
Bankhead Primary School is at 66 Caldwell Avenue, Knightswood, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G13 3AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)