Blackfriars Primary School, GLASGOW
Blackfriars Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 89.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Blackfriars Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Blackfriars 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 317 pupils, an average class size of 24.4 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.
76% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 84% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 61% speak English as an additional language.
66% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.5% in 2024/25, and 36.7% 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 94% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blackfriars Primary School are St Francis' Primary School & Nursery Class (0.1 miles), Holy Cross Primary School (0.8 miles), Sacred Heart Primary School (0.8 miles) and Annette Street Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Francis' Primary School & Nursery ClassHoly Cross Primary SchoolSacred Heart Primary SchoolAnnette Street Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bridge Street SPT Subway Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lawmoor Street (opposite), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Blackfriars Primary School are Holyrood Secondary School (1 mile) and St Mungo's 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 Blackfriars 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
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
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 Blackfriars Primary School
What is the catchment area for Blackfriars Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Blackfriars 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 Blackfriars Primary School?
If you live in Blackfriars 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 Blackfriars Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 11 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 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 Blackfriars Primary School?
Blackfriars Primary School is at 310 Cumberland Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G5 0SS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)