Middlefield School, GLASGOW
Middlefield School is a special school for pupils in Glasgow. It has an Inter-denominational religious character.
- Attendance
- 86.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Middlefield School in detail
School in Scotland
Middlefield 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 23 pupils and 1.6 pupils per teacher.
100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 86.8% in 2024/25, and 32% 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 poor (C).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to Middlefield School are Hampden Primary School (1 mile), Hollybrook Academy (1 mile), Kirkriggs Primary School (1.1 miles) and St Oswald's Secondary School (1.6 miles).
Hampden Primary SchoolHollybrook AcademyKirkriggs Primary SchoolSt Oswald's Secondary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Croftfoot Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kerrylamont Avenue (opposite), 30 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 Middlefield School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Middlefield School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Middlefield School
What is the catchment area for Middlefield School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Middlefield 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 Middlefield School?
If you live in Middlefield 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 Middlefield School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 9 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Middlefield School?
Middlefield School is at 80 Ardnahoe Avenue, GLASGOW, GLASGOW, G42 0DL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)