Cranhill Primary School, GLASGOW
Cranhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 90.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cranhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Cranhill 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 195 pupils, an average class size of 27.9 and 13.9 pupils per teacher.
85% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 54% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 15% speak English as an additional language.
89% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.3% in 2024/25, and 31.9% 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 84% full.
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cranhill Primary School in November 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Questions parents ask about Cranhill Primary School
When was Cranhill Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Cranhill Primary School in November 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; 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 Cranhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cranhill 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 Cranhill Primary School?
If you live in Cranhill 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.
Where is Cranhill Primary School?
Cranhill Primary School is at 17 Skerryvore Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G33 3LT.