Hillview Primary School, GLASGOW
Hillview Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 94%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hillview Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hillview 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 292 pupils, an average class size of 22.5 and 12.7 pupils per teacher.
43% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 23% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
16% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 4% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94% in 2024/25, and 17.5% 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 good (A); the school was 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hillview Primary School are St Mark's Primary School (0.4 miles), St John's Primary School (1.1 miles), Carlibar Primary School (1.1 miles) and Cross Arthurlie Primary School (1.2 miles).
St Mark's Primary SchoolSt John's Primary SchoolCarlibar Primary SchoolCross Arthurlie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Balgray Rail Station, about 890 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hillview Primary School are St Luke's High School (0.3 miles) and Barrhead High School (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 Hillview Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
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Nursery
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in East Renfrewshire is 3 (the median across 33 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 Hillview Primary School
What is the catchment area for Hillview Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hillview 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 East Renfrewshire. East Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Hillview Primary School?
If you live in Hillview Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Hillview Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in East Renfrewshire is 3 (the median across 33 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hillview Primary School?
Hillview Primary School is at Springhill Road, Barrhead, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G78 2SE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)