Glendale Primary School, GLASGOW
Glendale Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 92.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Glendale Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Glendale 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 321 pupils, an average class size of 26.8 and 15 pupils per teacher.
77% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 89% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 74% speak English as an additional language.
46% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.2% in 2024/25, and 27.1% 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 102% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Glendale Primary School are Glendale Gaelic Primary School - Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann Dail (0.1 miles), Pollokshields Primary School (0.2 miles), St Albert's Primary School (0.3 miles) and Cuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class (0.5 miles).
Glendale Gaelic Primary School - Bunsgoil Ghàidhlig Ghleann DailPollokshields Primary SchoolSt Albert's Primary SchoolCuthbertson Primary School and Nursery Class
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Shields Road SPT Subway Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Andrews Drive (after), 150 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Glendale Primary School are Bellahouston Academy (1 mile) and Shawlands Academy (1 mile).
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 Glendale Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 Glendale Primary School
What is the catchment area for Glendale Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Glendale 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 Glendale Primary School?
If you live in Glendale 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 Glendale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Glendale Primary School?
Glendale Primary School is at 120 McCulloch Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G41 1NX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)