Carleith Primary School, CLYDEBANK
Carleith Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Clydebank.
- Attendance
- 90.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carleith Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Carleith 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.
Carleith Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 62 pupils, an average class size of 15.5 and 9.5 pupils per teacher.
65% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 22.1% 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 23% full.
Carleith Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "A t Carleith Primary School we learn together to achieve success for all, based on high expectations and equality of access for every child. We nurture the growth of the whole child - academically, socially, emotionally, morally and physically - celebrating all achievement in a safe, caring and creative environment."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carleith Primary School are St Mary's Primary School (Duntocher) (0.3 miles), Goldenhill Primary School (0.8 miles), Clydemuir Primary School (0.8 miles) and Our Lady of Loretto Primary School (0.9 miles).
St Mary's Primary School (Duntocher)Goldenhill Primary SchoolClydemuir Primary SchoolOur Lady of Loretto Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dalmuir Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Redmoss Road (after), 250 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Carleith Primary School are Clydebank High School (1 mile), St Peter the Apostle High School (1.4 miles) and Park Mains High School (1.8 miles).
Clydebank High SchoolSt Peter the Apostle High SchoolPark Mains 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carleith Primary School in May 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentexcellent
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Carleith Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 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
Carleith Primary School
Questions parents ask about Carleith Primary School
When was Carleith Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carleith Primary School in May 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as excellent and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Carleith Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Carleith 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 West Dunbartonshire. West Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Carleith Primary School?
If you live in Carleith Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and West Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to West Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Carleith Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Carleith Primary School?
Carleith Primary School is at Stark Avenue, Duntocher, CLYDEBANK, CLYDEBANK, G81 6EF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)