Busby Primary School, GLASGOW
Busby Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Busby Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Busby 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.
Busby Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 249 pupils, an average class size of 22.6 and 13.9 pupils per teacher.
21% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 23% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25, and 10.8% 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 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Busby Primary School are St Joseph's Primary School (0.3 miles), Carolside Primary School (0.4 miles), Kirkhill Primary School (1.4 miles) and Carmunnock Primary School (1.4 miles).
St Joseph's Primary SchoolCarolside Primary SchoolKirkhill Primary SchoolCarmunnock Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Busby Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bull Road (before), 110 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Busby Primary School are Williamwood High School (0.5 miles) and Mearns Castle High School (1.7 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 Busby Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
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.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
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 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Busby Primary School
Questions parents ask about Busby Primary School
What is the catchment area for Busby Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Busby 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 Busby Primary School?
If you live in Busby 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 Busby 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. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 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 East Renfrewshire is 3 (the median across 33 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Busby Primary School?
Busby Primary School is at 23 Church Road, Busby, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G76 8EB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)