Meadowburn Gaelic Unit, BISHOPBRIGGS
Meadowburn Gaelic Unit is a primary school for pupils in Bishopbriggs.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Meadowburn Gaelic Unit in detail
School in Scotland
Meadowburn Gaelic Unit 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.
Meadowburn Gaelic Unit offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 81 pupils, an average class size of 20.2 and 14 pupils per teacher.
25% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 38% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 23.8% 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 good (A); the school was 81% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Meadowburn Gaelic Unit are Meadowburn Primary School (under 0.1 miles), St Matthew's Primary School (0.5 miles), Balmuildy Primary School (0.5 miles) and Wester Cleddens Primary (0.6 miles).
Meadowburn Primary SchoolSt Matthew's Primary SchoolBalmuildy Primary SchoolWester Cleddens Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bishopbriggs Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bowmont Hill (after), 190 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Meadowburn Gaelic Unit are Bishopbriggs Academy (0.8 miles) and Turnbull High 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 Meadowburn Gaelic Unit's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 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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Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
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Questions parents ask about Meadowburn Gaelic Unit
What is the catchment area for Meadowburn Gaelic Unit?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Meadowburn Gaelic Unit 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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Meadowburn Gaelic Unit?
If you live in Meadowburn Gaelic Unit's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Meadowburn Gaelic Unit?
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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Meadowburn Gaelic Unit?
Meadowburn Gaelic Unit is at Meadowburn Primary School, Lendale lane, BISHOPBRIGGS, BISHOPBRIGGS, G64 3LL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)