Cardross Primary School, Cardross
Cardross Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Cardross.
- Attendance
- 95.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cardross Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cardross 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.
Cardross Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 162 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 17.8 pupils per teacher.
15% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 95.5% in 2024/25, and 4% 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 good (A); the school was 69% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cardross Primary School are Renton Primary School (2.8 miles), Dalreoch Primary School (2.8 miles), Newark Primary School (2.9 miles) and St Michael's Primary School (2.9 miles).
Renton Primary SchoolDalreoch Primary SchoolNewark Primary SchoolSt Michael's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardross Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Smithy Road (opposite), 380 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 Cardross Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Cardross Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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
Questions parents ask about Cardross Primary School
What is the catchment area for Cardross Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cardross 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Cardross Primary School?
If you live in Cardross Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Cardross Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cardross Primary School?
Cardross Primary School is at Kirkton Road, Cardross, Cardross, G82 5PN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)