Kibble Education and Care Centre, Paisley
Kibble Education and Care Centre is a special school for pupils in Paisley.
Data last updated 24 Oct 2026
Kibble Education and Care Centre in detail
Independent school in Scotland
Kibble Education and Care Centre 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 Kibble Education and Care Centre. The register gives it a maximum roll of 168 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 Kibble Education and Care Centre are Mirren Park School (0.9 miles), Riverbrae School (2 miles), Mary Russell School (2.1 miles) and Linburn Academy (2.7 miles).
Mirren Park SchoolRiverbrae SchoolMary Russell SchoolLinburn Academy
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Paisley St James Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springbank Road (after), 360 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 Kibble Education and Care Centre in April 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
3 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 Kibble Education and Care Centre
When was Kibble Education and Care Centre last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Kibble Education and Care Centre in April 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
How do I apply to Kibble Education and Care Centre?
Kibble Education and Care Centre 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 Kibble Education and Care Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 3 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 Kibble Education and Care Centre?
Kibble Education and Care Centre is at Goudie Street, Paisley, PA3 2LG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)