Lorne Street Primary School, GLASGOW
Lorne Street Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Glasgow.
- Attendance
- 92.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Lorne Street Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Lorne Street 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 217 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 16.4 pupils per teacher.
76% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 64% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 52% speak English as an additional language.
23% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 5% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.4% in 2024/25, and 22.1% 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 82% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lorne Street Primary School are St Albert's Primary School (0.6 miles), Govan Gaelic Primary/Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile a' Ghobhainn (0.7 miles), Glendale Primary School (0.8 miles) and Anderston Primary School (0.8 miles).
St Albert's Primary SchoolGovan Gaelic Primary/Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Bhaile a' GhobhainnGlendale Primary SchoolAnderston Primary School
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Kinning Park SPT Subway Station, about 260 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Edwin Street (opposite), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lorne Street Primary School are Bellahouston Academy (0.6 miles) and Glasgow Gaelic School (0.9 miles).
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 Lorne Street Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Lorne Street Primary School is a primary school in Glasgow, Scotland. The building was designed by H&D Barclay and opened in 1892.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Getting There
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 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 Lorne Street Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lorne Street Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Lorne Street 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 Lorne Street Primary School?
If you live in Lorne Street 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 Lorne Street Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Glasgow City is 12 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lorne Street Primary School?
Lorne Street Primary School is at 28 Lorne Street, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G51 1DP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)