Fordbank Primary School, JOHNSTONE
Fordbank Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Johnstone.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Fordbank Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Fordbank 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 245 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 11.7 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 45% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 20% 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 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fordbank Primary School are St Anthony's Primary School (0.2 miles), St David's Primary School (0.6 miles), Cochrane Castle Primary (0.6 miles) and St Margaret's Primary School (1 mile).
St Anthony's Primary SchoolSt David's Primary SchoolCochrane Castle PrimarySt Margaret's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Milliken Park Rail Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Auchengreoch Road (opposite), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fordbank Primary School are Johnstone High School (0.3 miles) and St Benedict's High School (1.8 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 Fordbank Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
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
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 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 Fordbank Primary School
What is the catchment area for Fordbank Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Fordbank 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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Fordbank Primary School?
If you live in Fordbank Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Fordbank Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fordbank Primary School?
Fordbank Primary School is at Teviot Terrace, JOHNSTONE, JOHNSTONE, PA5 0NP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)