Castlemilk High School, GLASGOW
Castlemilk High School is a secondary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 80.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Castlemilk High School in detail
School in Scotland
Castlemilk High 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 449 pupils and 10.1 pupils per teacher.
53% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 64% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 20% speak English as an additional language.
86% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 80.5% in 2024/25, and 56.2% 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 56% full.
93% of pupils who left in 2023/24 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 94% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Castlemilk High School are St Margaret Mary's Secondary School (0.3 miles), King's Park Secondary School (1.1 miles), Stonelaw High School (1.9 miles) and Cathkin High School (2 miles).
St Margaret Mary's Secondary SchoolKing's Park Secondary SchoolStonelaw High SchoolCathkin High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croftfoot Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ardmaleish Road (opposite), 160 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Castlemilk High School are Miller Primary School (0.2 miles), John Paul II Primary School (0.3 miles), Castleton Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Bartholomew's Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Glasgow City publishes both.
Miller Primary SchoolJohn Paul II Primary SchoolCastleton Primary SchoolSt Bartholomew's Primary School
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 Castlemilk High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Castlemilk High School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland. It was established in 1990 from a merger of the district's two existing nondenominational high schools due to falling population figures, Glenwood Secondary and Grange Secondary.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
1 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 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 Castlemilk High School
What is the catchment area for Castlemilk High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Castlemilk High 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 Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Castlemilk High School?
If you live in Castlemilk High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Glasgow City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Glasgow City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Castlemilk High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 1 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 Castlemilk High School?
Castlemilk High School is at 223 Castlemilk Drive, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G45 9JY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)