Battlefield Primary School, GLASGOW
Battlefield Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Battlefield Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Battlefield 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 388 pupils, an average class size of 25.9 and 16.4 pupils per teacher.
59% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
9% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 37% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 12% 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 poor (C); the school was 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Battlefield Primary School are Langside Primary School (0.5 miles), Mount Florida Primary School & Nursery Class (0.5 miles), Our Lady Of The Annunciation Primary School (0.6 miles) and Merrylee Primary School (0.6 miles).
Langside Primary SchoolMount Florida Primary School & Nursery ClassOur Lady Of The Annunciation Primary SchoolMerrylee Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Langside Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dundrennan Road (before), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Battlefield Primary School are Shawlands Academy (0.7 miles), Holyrood Secondary School (0.9 miles) and Hillpark Secondary School (1.3 miles).
Shawlands AcademyHolyrood Secondary SchoolHillpark Secondary 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 Battlefield Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 Battlefield Primary School
What is the catchment area for Battlefield Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Battlefield 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 Battlefield Primary School?
If you live in Battlefield 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 Battlefield Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Battlefield Primary School?
Battlefield Primary School is at 44 Carmichael Place, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G42 9SY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)