Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class, GLASGOW
Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 91.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class in detail
School in Scotland
Dunard 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.
Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 226 pupils, an average class size of 22.6 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
75% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 57% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 27% speak English as an additional language.
67% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 10% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.3% in 2024/25, and 29.6% 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); the school was 67% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class are St Charles' Primary School (0.2 miles), Highpark Primary School (0.4 miles), St Cuthbert's Primary School (0.4 miles) and Hillhead Primary School (0.6 miles).
St Charles' Primary SchoolHighpark Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Primary SchoolHillhead Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Kelvinbridge SPT Subway Station, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Braeside Street (opposite), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class are Hillhead High School (0.6 miles), Notre Dame High School (1 mile), Glasgow Gaelic School (1.1 miles) and Cleveden Secondary School (1.2 miles).
Hillhead High SchoolNotre Dame High SchoolGlasgow Gaelic SchoolCleveden Secondary School
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 Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class in August 2025.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 28
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 17 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot 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 Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class
When was Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class in August 2025.
What is the catchment area for Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dunard 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 Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class?
If you live in Dunard 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 Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 17 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot 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 Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class?
Dunard Primary School & Nursery Class is at 65 Dunard Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G20 6RL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)