Bridge Of Weir Primary School, BRIDGE OF WEIR
Bridge Of Weir Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bridge of Weir.
- Attendance
- 96.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bridge Of Weir Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bridge Of Weir 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.
Bridge Of Weir Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 413 pupils, an average class size of 27.5 and 20.9 pupils per teacher.
11% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 37% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 96.2% in 2024/25, and 6.6% 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 poor (C); the school was 85% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bridge Of Weir Primary School are St Fillan's Primary School (1.1 miles), Houston Primary School (1.4 miles), Kilbarchan Primary School (1.8 miles) and East Fulton Primary School (2.6 miles).
St Fillan's Primary SchoolHouston Primary SchoolKilbarchan Primary SchoolEast Fulton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Milliken Park Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Freeland Drive (near), 180 metres away.
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 Bridge Of Weir 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)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 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 Bridge Of Weir Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bridge Of Weir Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bridge Of Weir 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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Bridge Of Weir Primary School?
If you live in Bridge Of Weir Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Bridge Of Weir Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bridge Of Weir Primary School?
Bridge Of Weir Primary School is at Warlock Road, BRIDGE OF WEIR, BRIDGE OF WEIR, PA11 3QB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)