Kelvindale Primary School, GLASGOW
Kelvindale Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 94.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Kelvindale Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Kelvindale 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 391 pupils, an average class size of 26.1 and 19.7 pupils per teacher.
62% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 32% speak English as an additional language.
14% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 43% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.2% in 2024/25, and 16.7% 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); the school was 75% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Kelvindale Primary School are Broomhill Primary School (0.6 miles), St Mary's Primary School (0.9 miles), Knightswood Primary School (1 mile) and Hyndland Primary School (1 mile).
Broomhill Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary SchoolKnightswood Primary SchoolHyndland Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Anniesland Rail Station, about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whittingehame Drive (opposite), 170 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Kelvindale Primary School are Cleveden Secondary School (0.4 miles), Hyndland Secondary School (0.7 miles), Jordanhill School (0.8 miles) and Notre Dame High School (0.9 miles).
Cleveden Secondary SchoolHyndland Secondary SchoolJordanhill SchoolNotre Dame 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 Kelvindale Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 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 Kelvindale Primary School
What is the catchment area for Kelvindale Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kelvindale 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 Kelvindale Primary School?
If you live in Kelvindale 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 Kelvindale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Kelvindale Primary School?
Kelvindale Primary School is at 11 Dorchester Place, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G12 0BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)