Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class, GLASGOW
Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 90.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class in detail
School in Scotland
Cuthbertson Primary School and 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.
Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 360 pupils, an average class size of 27.7 and 14.5 pupils per teacher.
79% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 83% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 79% speak English as an additional language.
55% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.6% in 2024/25, and 33.6% 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 good (A); the school was 96% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class are St Bride's Primary School (0.2 miles), Annette Street Primary School (0.3 miles), Pollokshields Primary School (0.4 miles) and Holy Cross Primary School (0.5 miles).
St Bride's Primary SchoolAnnette Street Primary SchoolPollokshields Primary SchoolHoly Cross Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Pollokshields East Rail Station, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cuthbertson Street (before), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class are Holyrood Secondary School (0.7 miles) and Shawlands Academy (0.9 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 Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 49
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 16
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 49 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 33 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
10 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 Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class
What is the catchment area for Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Cuthbertson Primary School and 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 Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class?
If you live in Cuthbertson Primary School and 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 Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 49 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 33 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 10 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 Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class?
Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class is at 35 Cuthbertson Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G42 7RJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)