Croftcroighn Primary School, GLASGOW
Croftcroighn Primary School is a special school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 88.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Croftcroighn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Croftcroighn 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.
Croftcroighn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 61 pupils and 3.8 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 88.4% in 2024/25, and 35.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Croftcroighn Primary School are Ashton Secondary School (0.3 miles), Eastmuir Primary School (1.3 miles), Newhills Secondary School (1.3 miles) and Westmuir High School (1.6 miles).
Ashton Secondary SchoolEastmuir Primary SchoolNewhills Secondary SchoolWestmuir High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Robroyston Railway Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kishorn Place (opposite), 150 metres away.
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 Croftcroighn Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Croftcroighn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Croftcroighn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Croftcroighn 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 Croftcroighn Primary School?
If you live in Croftcroighn 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.
How many road collisions happen near Croftcroighn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Croftcroighn Primary School?
Croftcroighn Primary School is at 290 Mossvale Road, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G33 5NY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)