Garrowhill Primary School, GLASGOW
Garrowhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 94.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Garrowhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Garrowhill 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 461 pupils, an average class size of 28.8 and 18.4 pupils per teacher.
61% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
19% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 14% 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 good (A); the school was 100% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Garrowhill Primary School are St Bridget's Primary School & Nursery Class (0.3 miles), Caledonia Primary School (0.6 miles), Our Lady of Peace Primary School (0.6 miles) and Swinton Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Bridget's Primary School & Nursery ClassCaledonia Primary SchoolOur Lady of Peace Primary SchoolSwinton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Garrowhill Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Micklehouse Road (at), 250 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Garrowhill Primary School are Bannerman High School (0.4 miles) and Lochend Community High School (1.1 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 Garrowhill 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 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 Garrowhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Garrowhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Garrowhill 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 Garrowhill Primary School?
If you live in Garrowhill 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 Garrowhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Garrowhill Primary School?
Garrowhill Primary School is at 25 Bakewell Road, Garrowhill, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G69 6RN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)