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Colquhoun Park Primary School, Bearsden

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Colquhoun Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bearsden.

Attendance
93.1%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Colquhoun Park Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Colquhoun Park 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.

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

In the 2025 pupil census it had 169 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 11.8 pupils per teacher.

35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.

24% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 67% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 93.1% in 2024/25, and 22.3% 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 58% full.

Colquhoun Park Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "During the school session 2023/24, our whole school community were consulted on our Vision and Values. Everyone voted to keep the Values we have but we chose to update our vision to reflect Children’s Rights."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a school family who work together to ensure the very best learning experiences for our young people. At Colquhoun Park, we have a highly dedicated team of staff who are committed to ensuring all pupils are supported, nurtured and challenged in their learning and to feel a sense of belonging and pride in their school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, dance, choir, Lego, art and book club.

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Colquhoun Park Primary School are Westerton Primary School (0.5 miles), Camstradden Primary School (0.6 miles), St Ninian's Primary School (0.7 miles) and Bearsden Primary School (0.7 miles).

Westerton Primary SchoolCamstradden Primary SchoolSt Ninian's Primary SchoolBearsden Primary School

Getting there

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

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Colquhoun Park Primary School (at), 60 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Colquhoun Park Primary School are Drumchapel High School (0.9 miles), Bearsden Academy (1.2 miles), Knightswood Secondary School (1.4 miles) and Boclair Academy (1.5 miles).

Drumchapel High SchoolBearsden AcademyKnightswood Secondary SchoolBoclair Academy

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:East Dunbartonshire
Phone:0141 955 2232
Address:Canniesburn Road, Bearsden, Bearsden, G61 1HD
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Colquhoun Park Primary School in June 2026.

  • 1.3 Leadership of changegood
  • 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
  • 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
  • 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.

URN:8324328

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

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Getting There

Train Stations

Westerton Rail Station
878m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

Colquhoun Park Primary School (at)
58m · 1 min walk
Carron Crescent (opp)
159m · 3 min walk
Tweed Drive (opp)
170m · 3 min walk
Pendicle Road (opp)
251m · 4 min walk
Tallant Road (Opp)
344m · 6 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

0 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 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 Colquhoun Park Primary School

When was Colquhoun Park Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Colquhoun Park Primary School in June 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.

What is the catchment area for Colquhoun Park Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Colquhoun Park 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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Colquhoun Park Primary School?

If you live in Colquhoun Park Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Colquhoun Park Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 0 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Colquhoun Park Primary School?

Colquhoun Park Primary School is at Canniesburn Road, Bearsden, Bearsden, G61 1HD.

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

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