Houston Primary School, HOUSTON
Houston Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Houston.
- Attendance
- 96.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Houston Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Houston 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.
Houston Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 503 pupils, an average class size of 26.5 and 20.1 pupils per teacher.
21% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
1% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 65% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.9% in 2024/25, and 3.9% 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 88% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Houston Primary School are St Fillan's Primary School (0.4 miles), Bridge Of Weir Primary School (1.4 miles), East Fulton Primary School (1.5 miles) and Kilbarchan Primary School (1.7 miles).
St Fillan's Primary SchoolBridge Of Weir Primary SchoolEast Fulton Primary SchoolKilbarchan Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Johnstone Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lee Burn Avenue (opposite), 140 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Houston Primary School are Gryffe High School (0.4 miles), Linwood High School (1.6 miles) and St Benedict's High School (1.8 miles).
Gryffe High SchoolLinwood High SchoolSt Benedict's High School
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 Houston Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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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Questions parents ask about Houston Primary School
What is the catchment area for Houston Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Houston 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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Houston Primary School?
If you live in Houston Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Houston Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Houston Primary School?
Houston Primary School is at Crosslee Road, HOUSTON, HOUSTON, PA6 7EJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)