Carlibar Primary School, GLASGOW
Carlibar Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carlibar Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Carlibar 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.
Carlibar Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 195 pupils, an average class size of 17.7 and 4.3 pupils per teacher.
68% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 27.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 46% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carlibar Primary School are St John's Primary School (0.2 miles), Cross Arthurlie Primary School (0.7 miles), St Mark's Primary School (0.8 miles) and Hillview Primary School (1.1 miles).
St John's Primary SchoolCross Arthurlie Primary SchoolSt Mark's Primary SchoolHillview Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Barrhead Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carlibar Road (before), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Carlibar Primary School are Barrhead High School (0.3 miles) and St Luke's High School (1.1 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 Carlibar 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
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 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.
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Questions parents ask about Carlibar Primary School
What is the catchment area for Carlibar Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Carlibar 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 Carlibar Primary School?
If you live in Carlibar 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 Carlibar Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 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 Carlibar Primary School?
Carlibar Primary School is at Carlibar Road, Barrhead, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G78 1BD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)