Castlehill Primary School, Bearsden

Castlehill 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.

Castlehill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 213 pupils, an average class size of 17.8 and 11.1 pupils per teacher.

16% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 40% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 12.7% 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 88% full.

In its own words: "We undertook a refresh of our Vision, Values and Aims during session 2023-24. We wanted to ensure that they reflected our status as a Gold Rights Respecting School and our strong ethos of acceptance and inclusion. The refresh involved consultation with staff, pupils and families and was led by one of our Pupil Leadership Groups."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Castlehill Primary is situated on the west side of Bearsden within a residential, suburban community. The current building was opened in 1967 and is a non-denominational, co-educational school for all stages from Nursery, age 2, to Primary 7."

The nearest other state primary schools to Castlehill Primary School are St Nicholas' Primary School (0.2 miles), Baljaffray Primary School (0.3 miles), Camstradden Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Clare's Primary School (0.7 miles).

The nearest railway station is Bearsden Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ledi Drive (opposite), 170 metres away.

The secondary schools closest to Castlehill Primary School are Bearsden Academy (0.4 miles), Drumchapel High School (0.9 miles) and Douglas Academy (1.6 miles).