Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit, Bishopton
Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit is a special school for pupils in Bishopton.
Data last updated 24 Oct 2026
Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit in detail
Independent school in Scotland
Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit is an independent school in Scotland, on the Scottish Government's register of independent schools (updated August 2026). Independent schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted.
It is run by The Good Shepherd Close Support. The register gives it a maximum roll of 28 pupils, and records that it provides boarding and education for pupils with additional support needs.
Places at independent schools for pupils with additional support needs are often arranged through the child's council; contact the school or your council about admissions.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit are Erskine Waterfront Campus (3.2 miles), Kilpatrick School (3.9 miles), Riverside School (4.5 miles) and Riverbrae School (4.9 miles).
Erskine Waterfront CampusKilpatrick SchoolRiverside SchoolRiverbrae School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bowling Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Convent (opposite), 300 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government register of independent schools (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit in September 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
Yes
Boarding
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- 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: 1 fatal, 1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit
When was Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit in September 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
How do I apply to Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit?
Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit?
Good Shepherd Secure/Close Support Unit is at Greenock Road, Bishopton, PA7 5PW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)