Mosshead Primary School, Bearsden
Mosshead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Bearsden.
- Attendance
- 96.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Mosshead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Mosshead 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 364 pupils, an average class size of 26 and 17.3 pupils per teacher.
10% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 96% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.5% in 2024/25, and 4.3% 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 84% full.
Mosshead Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our vision, values and aims for Mosshead Primary School have been created in conjunction with staff, pupils, the Parent Council and our partners. To support children to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors through:"
From the headteacher's welcome: "Mosshead Primary School is situated in Bearsden to the north west of Glasgow. We are very much a part of the local community and pupils, staff, parents, carers, family and friends have an important role to play in the life of the school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, dance and choir.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Mosshead Primary School are Craigdhu Primary School (0.5 miles), Baljaffray Primary School (0.8 miles), St Nicholas' Primary School (0.8 miles) and Bearsden Primary School (0.8 miles).
Craigdhu Primary SchoolBaljaffray Primary SchoolSt Nicholas' Primary SchoolBearsden Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hillfoot Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Mosshead Primary School are Bearsden Academy (0.7 miles), Douglas Academy (1.4 miles) and Boclair Academy (1.4 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Mosshead Primary School in May 2025.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 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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Questions parents ask about Mosshead Primary School
When was Mosshead Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Mosshead Primary School in May 2025. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Mosshead Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Mosshead 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 East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Mosshead Primary School?
If you live in Mosshead Primary School'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 Mosshead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mosshead Primary School?
Mosshead Primary School is at Stockiemuir Avenue, Bearsden, Bearsden, G61 3LZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)