Braidbar Primary School, GLASGOW
Braidbar Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 95.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Braidbar Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Braidbar 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.
Braidbar Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 207 pupils, an average class size of 25.9 and 15.3 pupils per teacher.
27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
3% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 80% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.9% in 2024/25, and 7.6% 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 58% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Braidbar Primary School are Netherlee Primary School (0.5 miles), Giffnock Primary School (0.5 miles), Our Lady Of The Annunciation Primary School (0.7 miles) and Merrylee Primary School (0.7 miles).
Netherlee Primary SchoolGiffnock Primary SchoolOur Lady Of The Annunciation Primary SchoolMerrylee Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Muirend Rail Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Braidbar Primary School are Hillpark Secondary School (0.9 miles), St Ninian's High School (0.9 miles) and Woodfarm High School (1.2 miles).
Hillpark Secondary SchoolSt Ninian's High SchoolWoodfarm 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 Braidbar Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in East Renfrewshire is 3 (the median across 33 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 Braidbar Primary School
What is the catchment area for Braidbar Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Braidbar 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 Renfrewshire. East Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Braidbar Primary School?
If you live in Braidbar Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Braidbar Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in East Renfrewshire is 3 (the median across 33 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Braidbar Primary School?
Braidbar Primary School is at Kyle Drive, Giffnock, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G46 6ES.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)