Gavinburn Primary School, OLD KILPATRICK
Gavinburn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Old Kilpatrick.
- Attendance
- 95.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gavinburn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gavinburn 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.
Gavinburn Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 262 pupils, an average class size of 23.8 and 17.7 pupils per teacher.
24% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 23% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
16% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 8% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.1% in 2024/25, and 10.1% 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 68% full.
Gavinburn Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Some of you are already familiar with our school and others are meeting us for the first time. Whether you are old friends or about to become new school parents/carers, we hope to forge a strong partnership that will support you and your child’s needs here at Gavinburn Primary."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and netball.
The school runs a breakfast club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gavinburn Primary School are St John Bosco Primary School (1.4 miles), Bargarran Primary School (1.4 miles), Rashielea Primary School (1.4 miles) and Clydemuir Primary School (1.5 miles).
St John Bosco Primary SchoolBargarran Primary SchoolRashielea Primary SchoolClydemuir Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kilpatrick Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kirk Crescent (at), 40 metres away.
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 Gavinburn Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 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 Gavinburn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Gavinburn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gavinburn 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 West Dunbartonshire. West Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Gavinburn Primary School?
If you live in Gavinburn Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and West Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to West Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Gavinburn Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gavinburn Primary School?
Gavinburn Primary School is at Dumbarton Road, OLD KILPATRICK, OLD KILPATRICK, G60 5NE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)