Castleton Primary School, GLASGOW
Castleton Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 85.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Castleton Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Castleton 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 327 pupils, an average class size of 25.2 and 15.7 pupils per teacher.
77% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 15% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 85.4% in 2024/25, and 48.9% 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 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Castleton Primary School are John Paul II Primary School (0.4 miles), Miller Primary School (0.6 miles), Croftfoot Primary School (0.8 miles) and St Bartholomew's Primary School (0.8 miles).
John Paul II Primary SchoolMiller Primary SchoolCroftfoot Primary SchoolSt Bartholomew's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kings Park Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Downcraig Drive (opposite), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Castleton Primary School are St Margaret Mary's Secondary School (0.2 miles), Castlemilk High School (0.6 miles) and King's Park Secondary School (0.7 miles).
St Margaret Mary's Secondary SchoolCastlemilk High SchoolKing's Park Secondary 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 Castleton Primary School in September 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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
Keep up with Castleton Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 2 serious and 8 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Castleton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Castleton Primary School
When was Castleton Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Castleton Primary School in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Castleton Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Castleton 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 Glasgow City. Glasgow City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Castleton Primary School?
If you live in Castleton Primary 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 Castleton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 2 serious and 8 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 Castleton Primary School?
Castleton Primary School is at 70 Dougrie Road, Castlemilk, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G45 9NW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)