Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class, GLASGOW
Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 90.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class in detail
School in Scotland
Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class 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.
Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 249 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 15.4 pupils per teacher.
69% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 15% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.6% in 2024/25, and 40.6% 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 bad (D); the school was 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class are Our Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery Class (0.5 miles), Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery Class (0.6 miles), Mosspark Primary School & Nursery Class (0.6 miles) and Ibrox Primary School & Nursery Class (0.7 miles).
Our Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery ClassOur Lady of Lourdes Primary School & Nursery ClassMosspark Primary School & Nursery ClassIbrox Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cardonald Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Craigton Pr School (at), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class are Lourdes Secondary School (0.7 miles), Govan High School (0.7 miles), Bellahouston Academy (1 mile) and Rosshall Academy (1.5 miles).
Lourdes Secondary SchoolGovan High SchoolBellahouston AcademyRosshall Academy
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 Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class in September 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 11 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 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 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 Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class
When was Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class 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 Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class?
If you live in Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class'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 Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 11 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class?
Craigton Primary School & Nursery Class is at 9 Morven Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G52 1AL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)