Kelbourne Park Primary School, GLASGOW
Kelbourne Park Primary School is a special school for pupils in Glasgow. It has an Inter-denominational religious character.
- Attendance
- 87.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kelbourne Park Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kelbourne Park 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.
Kelbourne Park Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 64 pupils and 4.4 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 87.4% in 2024/25, and 43.3% 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 poor (C).
Kelbourne Park Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Kelbourne Park is in the West End of Glasgow and was purpose built over 100 years ago for children with additional support needs. A lot has changed since its conception however it remains a school which caters for children with a wide range of additional support needs."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Kelbourne Park Primary School are East Park School (0.2 miles), Hospital Education Service (1.3 miles), Abercorn Secondary School (1.3 miles) and Broomlea Primary School (1.4 miles).
East Park SchoolHospital Education ServiceAbercorn Secondary SchoolBroomlea Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Hillhead SPT Subway Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Northumberland Street (after), 30 metres away.
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 Kelbourne Park Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 14 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
6 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 Kelbourne Park Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kelbourne Park Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kelbourne Park 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 Kelbourne Park Primary School?
If you live in Kelbourne Park 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 Kelbourne Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 14 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 6 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 Kelbourne Park Primary School?
Kelbourne Park Primary School is at 109 Hotspur Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G20 8LH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)