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Linnvale Primary School, CLYDEBANK

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Linnvale Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Clydebank.

Attendance
92.6%
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Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

Linnvale Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Linnvale 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.

Linnvale Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 167 pupils, an average class size of 18.6 and 14.6 pupils per teacher.

67% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 54% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.

57% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 27.2% 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 34% full.

Linnvale Primary School in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, basketball and dance.

Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Linnvale Primary School are Whitecrook Primary School (0.3 miles), Antonine Primary School (0.5 miles), Our Holy Redeemer Primary School (0.6 miles) and Clyde Primary School (0.8 miles).

Whitecrook Primary SchoolAntonine Primary SchoolOur Holy Redeemer Primary SchoolClyde Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Drumry Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jowitt Avenue (opposite), 50 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Linnvale Primary School are St Peter the Apostle High School (0.8 miles), Clydebank High School (1.1 miles), Drumchapel High School (1.2 miles) and Trinity High School (1.8 miles).

St Peter the Apostle High SchoolClydebank High SchoolDrumchapel High SchoolTrinity High School

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:West Dunbartonshire
Phone:0141 952 2625
Address:Livingstone Street, Linnvale, CLYDEBANK, CLYDEBANK, G81 2RL
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Linnvale Primary School in September 2023.

  • 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
  • 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory

HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:8312826

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Linnvale Primary School, with their latest published grades:

  • Linnvale ELCC - Nursery, under 0.1 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 27 October 2021: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Clydebank ELCC - Nursery, 0.4 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 14 September 2026: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
  • Whitecrook ELCC - Nursery, 0.5 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 15 January 2026: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 2 key questions, Adequate in 1 key question
  • Drumchapel Early Years Centre - Nursery, 0.5 miles
    Care Inspectorate, 19 November 2025: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
  • Acre Wood Early Learning & Childcare Centre Ltd - Nursery, 0.8 miles

Getting There

Train Stations

Drumry Rail Station
301m · 5 min walk

Bus Stops

Jowitt Avenue (opp)
50m · 1 min walk
Livingstone Street (at)
128m · 2 min walk
Cripps Avenue (opp)
161m · 3 min walk
Bevin Avenue (at)
223m · 4 min walk
Brown Avenue (before)
347m · 6 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

The typical figure for schools in West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Commute and house prices

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Questions parents ask about Linnvale Primary School

When was Linnvale Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Linnvale Primary School in September 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory.

How many road collisions happen near Linnvale Primary School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Linnvale Primary School?

Linnvale Primary School is at Livingstone Street, Linnvale, CLYDEBANK, CLYDEBANK, G81 2RL.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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