Crookston Castle Primary School, GLASGOW
Crookston Castle Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 86.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Crookston Castle Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Crookston Castle 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 464 pupils, an average class size of 25.8 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.
84% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 77% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 23% speak English as an additional language.
69% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 11% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 86.9% in 2024/25, and 41% 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 85% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Crookston Castle Primary School are St Monica's Primary School (0.2 miles), St Marnock's Primary School (0.3 miles), Cardonald Primary School (0.6 miles) and Our Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery Class (0.9 miles).
St Monica's Primary SchoolSt Marnock's Primary SchoolCardonald Primary SchoolOur Lady Of The Rosary Primary School & Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Mosspark Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glenside Avenue (near), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Crookston Castle Primary School are Rosshall Academy (0.7 miles), Lourdes Secondary School (0.8 miles), St Paul's High School (0.8 miles) and St Andrew's Academy (1.6 miles).
Rosshall AcademyLourdes Secondary SchoolSt Paul's High SchoolSt Andrew's 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 Crookston Castle Primary School in November 2025.
- 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Crookston Castle Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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 Crookston Castle Primary School
When was Crookston Castle Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Crookston Castle Primary School in November 2025. 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 Crookston Castle Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Crookston Castle 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 Crookston Castle Primary School?
If you live in Crookston Castle 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 Crookston Castle Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Crookston Castle Primary School?
Crookston Castle Primary School is at Glenside Avenue, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G53 5SD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)