Gallowhill Primary School, PAISLEY
Gallowhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Paisley.
- Attendance
- 90.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gallowhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gallowhill 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.
Gallowhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 201 pupils, an average class size of 22.3 and 14 pupils per teacher.
57% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 20% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
73% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.8% in 2024/25, and 36% 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 57% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gallowhill Primary School are St Catherine's Primary School (0.4 miles), Williamsburgh Primary School (0.7 miles), St John Ogilvie Primary School (0.8 miles) and Arkleston Primary School (1 mile).
St Catherine's Primary SchoolWilliamsburgh Primary SchoolSt John Ogilvie Primary SchoolArkleston Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Paisley Gilmour Street Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Netherhill Road (at), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Gallowhill Primary School are Paisley Grammar School (0.7 miles), Renfrew High School (1.3 miles) and Trinity High School (1.6 miles).
Paisley Grammar SchoolRenfrew High SchoolTrinity High 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 Gallowhill Primary School in April 2019.
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
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle.
1 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 Gallowhill Primary School
When was Gallowhill Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Gallowhill Primary School in April 2019.
What is the catchment area for Gallowhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gallowhill 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 Gallowhill Primary School?
If you live in Gallowhill 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 Gallowhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle. 1 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 Gallowhill Primary School?
Gallowhill Primary School is at Netherhill Road, PAISLEY, PAISLEY, PA3 4SF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)