Golfhill Primary School, GLASGOW
Golfhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 90.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Golfhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Golfhill 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 164 pupils, an average class size of 23.4 and 13 pupils per teacher.
83% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 79% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 37% speak English as an additional language.
63% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 3% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.3% in 2024/25, and 41.5% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Golfhill Primary School are Alexandra Parade Primary School (0.1 miles), St Denis' Primary School (0.2 miles), Haghill Park Primary School & Nursery Class (0.4 miles) and St Anne's Primary School (0.6 miles).
Alexandra Parade Primary SchoolSt Denis' Primary SchoolHaghill Park Primary School & Nursery ClassSt Anne's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alexandra Parade Rail Station, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Finlay Drive (after), 180 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Golfhill Primary School are Whitehill Secondary School (under 0.1 miles), St Mungo's Academy (0.6 miles), St Roch's Secondary School (0.8 miles) and Smithycroft Secondary School (1.4 miles).
Whitehill Secondary SchoolSt Mungo's AcademySt Roch's Secondary SchoolSmithycroft Secondary School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Golfhill Primary School in March 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Golfhill Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 40
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 40 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 24 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
7 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 Golfhill Primary School
When was Golfhill Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Golfhill Primary School in March 2022.
What is the catchment area for Golfhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Golfhill 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 Golfhill Primary School?
If you live in Golfhill 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 Golfhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 40 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 15 serious and 24 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 7 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 Golfhill Primary School?
Golfhill Primary School is at 280 Onslow Drive, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G31 2QF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)