Langcraigs Primary School, PAISLEY
Langcraigs Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Paisley.
- Attendance
- 91%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Langcraigs Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Langcraigs 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 267 pupils, an average class size of 24.3 and 16.9 pupils per teacher.
32% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 24% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 30.8% 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 62% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Langcraigs Primary School are St Peter's Primary School (0.4 miles), Bushes Primary School (0.6 miles), Brediland Primary School (1.1 miles) and Lochfield Primary School (1.1 miles).
St Peter's Primary SchoolBushes Primary SchoolBrediland Primary SchoolLochfield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Paisley Canal Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Caplaw Road (at), 160 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 Langcraigs Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 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 Langcraigs Primary School
What is the catchment area for Langcraigs Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Langcraigs 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 Langcraigs Primary School?
If you live in Langcraigs 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 Langcraigs Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Langcraigs Primary School?
Langcraigs Primary School is at Glenfield Road, PAISLEY, PAISLEY, PA2 8QE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)