Garnetbank Primary School, GLASGOW
Garnetbank Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 93.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Garnetbank Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Garnetbank 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 160 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 13.2 pupils per teacher.
61% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 94% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 72% speak English as an additional language.
23% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.6% in 2024/25, and 23.3% 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 60% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Garnetbank Primary School are Oakgrove Primary School (0.3 miles), St Patrick's Primary School (0.4 miles), St Joseph's Primary School (0.5 miles) and Anderston Primary School (0.5 miles).
Oakgrove Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Primary SchoolAnderston Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Charing Cross (Glasgow) Rail Station, about 330 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sauchiehall Street (at), 120 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Garnetbank Primary School are Glasgow Gaelic School (0.6 miles) and Hillhead High School (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 Garnetbank Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
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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
- 106
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 38
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 106 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 38 serious and 66 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
8 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 Garnetbank Primary School
What is the catchment area for Garnetbank Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Garnetbank 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 Garnetbank Primary School?
If you live in Garnetbank 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 Garnetbank Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 106 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 38 serious and 66 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 8 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 Garnetbank Primary School?
Garnetbank Primary School is at 231 Renfrew Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G3 6TX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)