Cleeves Primary School, GLASGOW
Cleeves Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 86.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cleeves Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cleeves 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 193 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 12.7 pupils per teacher.
75% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 67% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 25% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 86.5% in 2024/25, and 46.5% 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 57% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cleeves Primary School are St Bernard's Primary School (0.2 miles), Gowanbank Primary School (0.4 miles), St Angela's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.8 miles) and Darnley Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Bernard's Primary SchoolGowanbank Primary SchoolSt Angela's Primary School & Nursery ClassDarnley Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Nitshill Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dunside Drive (after), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cleeves Primary School are St Paul's High School (0.9 miles), Barrhead High School (1.4 miles) and Woodfarm High School (1.8 miles).
St Paul's High SchoolBarrhead High SchoolWoodfarm High 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 Cleeves Primary School in January 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionexcellent
- 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 Cleeves Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 7 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 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 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Cleeves Primary School
Questions parents ask about Cleeves Primary School
When was Cleeves Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cleeves Primary School in January 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as excellent and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Cleeves Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cleeves 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 Cleeves Primary School?
If you live in Cleeves 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 Cleeves Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 7 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 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 Cleeves Primary School?
Cleeves Primary School is at 271 Househillmuir Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G53 6NL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)