Carntyne Primary School, GLASGOW
Carntyne Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 89.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carntyne Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Carntyne 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 328 pupils, an average class size of 25.2 and 16.7 pupils per teacher.
79% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 61% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.9% in 2024/25, and 36.4% 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 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carntyne Primary School are St Thomas' Primary School (0.2 miles), Haghill Park Primary School & Nursery Class (0.4 miles), Golfhill Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Denis' Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Thomas' Primary SchoolHaghill Park Primary School & Nursery ClassGolfhill Primary SchoolSt Denis' Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alexandra Parade Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Warriston Crescent (before), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Carntyne Primary School are Smithycroft Secondary School (0.6 miles), Whitehill Secondary School (0.8 miles), St Andrew's Secondary School (1 mile) and All Saints Secondary School (1.4 miles).
Smithycroft Secondary SchoolWhitehill Secondary SchoolSt Andrew's Secondary SchoolAll Saints Secondary School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Glasgow City Council publishes a primary catchment area that Carntyne Primary School shares with Haghill Park Primary School & Nursery Class and Thorntree Primary School. Catchment boundary: Glasgow City Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Catchment areas can change each year and living in one does not guarantee a place. Check the address with the council before you apply.
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carntyne Primary School in November 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Keep up with Carntyne Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 27
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 24 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Carntyne Primary School
When was Carntyne Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carntyne Primary School in November 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory.
How many road collisions happen near Carntyne Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 27 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 24 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Carntyne Primary School?
Carntyne Primary School is at 39 Redford Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G33 2HE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)