Goldenhill Primary School, CLYDEBANK
Goldenhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Clydebank.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Goldenhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Goldenhill 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 263 pupils, an average class size of 21.9 and 16.2 pupils per teacher.
23% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25, and 16.4% 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.
Goldenhill Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, basketball and dance.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Goldenhill Primary School are St Mary's Primary School (Duntocher) (0.4 miles), Edinbarnet Primary School (0.6 miles), St Eunan's Primary School (0.7 miles) and Carleith Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Mary's Primary School (Duntocher)Edinbarnet Primary SchoolSt Eunan's Primary SchoolCarleith Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Singer Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Goldenhill Court (opposite), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Goldenhill Primary School are St Peter the Apostle High School (0.8 miles) and Clydebank High School (0.8 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 Goldenhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 6 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 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 Goldenhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Goldenhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Goldenhill 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 Goldenhill Primary School?
If you live in Goldenhill 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 Goldenhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 6 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Goldenhill Primary School?
Goldenhill Primary School is at Stewart Drive, Hardgate, CLYDEBANK, CLYDEBANK, G81 6AH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)