Lochfield Primary School, PAISLEY
Lochfield Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Paisley.
- Attendance
- 95.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lochfield Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lochfield 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 272 pupils, an average class size of 24.7 and 18.9 pupils per teacher.
20% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 49% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
27% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 22% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.2% in 2024/25, and 11.4% 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 59% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lochfield Primary School are St Charles' Primary School (0.3 miles), Todholm Primary School (0.6 miles), Bushes Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Peter's Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Charles' Primary SchoolTodholm Primary SchoolBushes Primary SchoolSt Peter's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Paisley Canal Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Colinslee Crescent (opposite), 200 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lochfield Primary School are St Andrew's Academy (0.9 miles), Castlehead High School (1 mile), Paisley Grammar School (1.2 miles) and Gleniffer High School (1.7 miles).
St Andrew's AcademyCastlehead High SchoolPaisley Grammar SchoolGleniffer 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 Lochfield Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 2 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Lochfield Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lochfield Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lochfield 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 Lochfield Primary School?
If you live in Lochfield 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 Lochfield 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, 2 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Lochfield Primary School?
Lochfield Primary School is at Quarry Road, PAISLEY, PAISLEY, PA2 7RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)