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Cleveden Secondary School, GLASGOW

Secondary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Cleveden Secondary School is a secondary school for pupils in Glasgow.

Attendance
86.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Cleveden Secondary School in detail

School in Scotland

Cleveden Secondary 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 867 pupils and 11.2 pupils per teacher.

40% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 76% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 35% speak English as an additional language.

57% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 86.6% in 2024/25, and 42.6% 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 69% full.

95% of pupils who left in 2024/25 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 Cleveden Secondary School are Notre Dame High School (0.6 miles), Hyndland Secondary School (0.7 miles), Hillhead High School (1.1 miles) and Jordanhill School (1.2 miles).

Notre Dame High SchoolHyndland Secondary SchoolHillhead High SchoolJordanhill School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Kelvindale Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cleveden Sec School (at), 90 metres away.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Cleveden Secondary School are Kelvindale Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Primary School (0.7 miles), Broomhill Primary School (0.8 miles) and Notre Dame Primary School (0.9 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Glasgow City publishes both.

Kelvindale Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary SchoolBroomhill Primary SchoolNotre Dame Primary School

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Glasgow City
Phone:0141 582 0060
Address:42 Cleveden Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G12 0JW
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Cleveden Secondary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:8432236

About

Cleveden Secondary School is located in Kelvinside in the West End of Glasgow.

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At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with Cleveden Secondary School

Getting There

Bus Stops

Cleveden Sec School (At)
91m · 1 min walk
Grandtuly Drive (Opp)
186m · 3 min walk
Ferngrove Avenue (Opp)
189m · 3 min walk
Winton Drive (Near)
194m · 3 min walk
Baronald Gate (Before)
295m · 5 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
8
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Cleveden Secondary School

What is the catchment area for Cleveden Secondary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cleveden Secondary 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 Cleveden Secondary School?

If you live in Cleveden Secondary 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 Cleveden Secondary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Cleveden Secondary School?

Cleveden Secondary School is at 42 Cleveden Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G12 0JW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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