Cardonald Primary School, GLASGOW
Cardonald Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cardonald Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cardonald 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 263 pupils, an average class size of 26.3 and 15.8 pupils per teacher.
66% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 42% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 20.8% 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 poor (C); the school was 58% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cardonald Primary School are Our Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery Class (0.5 miles), Crookston Castle Primary School (0.6 miles), Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery Class (0.6 miles) and Sandwood Primary School (0.7 miles).
Our Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery ClassCrookston Castle Primary SchoolOur Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery ClassSandwood Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mosspark Rail Station, about 180 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lyoncross Road (opposite), 210 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cardonald Primary School are Lourdes Secondary School (0.3 miles), Rosshall Academy (0.5 miles), Govan High School (1.3 miles) and St Paul's High School (1.3 miles).
Lourdes Secondary SchoolRosshall AcademyGovan High SchoolSt Paul's 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 Cardonald 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
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 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 Cardonald Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cardonald Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cardonald 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 Cardonald Primary School?
If you live in Cardonald 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 Cardonald Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cardonald Primary School?
Cardonald Primary School is at 1 Angus Oval, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G52 3HD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)