Craigdhu Primary School, Milngavie
Craigdhu Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Milngavie.
- Attendance
- 96.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Craigdhu Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Craigdhu 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 219 pupils, an average class size of 21.9 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 75% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.4% in 2024/25, and 5.8% 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 63% full.
Craigdhu Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, basketball, badminton, cross-country, dance, chess and STEM.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Craigdhu Primary School are Mosshead Primary School (0.5 miles), Clober Primary School (0.5 miles), Milngavie Primary School (0.7 miles) and Baljaffray Primary School (0.9 miles).
Mosshead Primary SchoolClober Primary SchoolMilngavie Primary SchoolBaljaffray Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Milngavie Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Craigdhu Primary School are Bearsden Academy (0.9 miles), Douglas Academy (0.9 miles) and Boclair Academy (1.8 miles).
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 Craigdhu Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
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Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
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 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 Craigdhu Primary School
What is the catchment area for Craigdhu Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Craigdhu 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 Craigdhu Primary School?
If you live in Craigdhu 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 Craigdhu Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Craigdhu Primary School?
Craigdhu Primary School is at Prestonfield, Milngavie, Milngavie, G62 7PZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)